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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: The British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion.
– American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech – “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” – at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia.
– American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
– American Revolutionary War: the Continental Congress bans trade with Quebec.
– Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence signed in Charlotte, North Carolina
– The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
– American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
– American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.
– At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
– American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.
Who Were Born On ?
– André-Marie Ampère, French physicist (d. 1836)
– Walter Savage Landor, English writer (d. 1864)
– Muthuswami Dikshitar, South Indian poet and composer, considered one of the musical trinity of Carnatic music (d. 1835)
– Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870)
– Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
– Antoni Radziwiłł, Polish politician (d. 1833)
– William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
– Juan Martín Díez, Spanish guerrilla (d. 1825)
– Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
– Jane Austen, English writer (d. 1817)