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Historical Event(s)
– American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units arrest the Royal Governor of Georgia James Wright and attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in the Battle of the Rice Boats.
– American Revolutionary War: American forces are surprised in the Battle of Bound Brook, New Jersey.
– Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria), by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
– American Revolutionary War: Fort Moultrie is attacked during the Battle of Sullivan’s Island; this event is commemorated in Carolina Day.
– George Washington ordered the Declaration of Independence to be read out loud to members of the Continental Army in New York City for the first time.
– American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip’s Bay during the New York Campaign.
– The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
– American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
– Marquis de Lafayette arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
– American Revolutionary War: The British are defeated in the Battle of Trenton.
Who Were Born On ?
– George Birkbeck, British academic (d. 1841)
– E.T.A. Hoffmann, German writer (d. 1822)
– Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek diplomat of the Russian Empire and first head of state of independent Greece (d. 1831)
– Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of Prussia (d. 1810)
– Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (d. 1857)
– Simon Fraser, Canadian explorer (d.1862)
– Caroline of Baden, consort of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1841)
– Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
– Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German physicist (d. 1810)
– Sydney Owenson (Lady Morgan), Irish writer (alleged date of birth) (d. 1859)