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Historical Event(s)
– 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: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
– American Revolutionary War: the Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
– American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
– Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence signed in Charlotte, North Carolina
– American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
– The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.
– Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
– American Revolutionary War: The Invasion of Canada begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.
– American Revolutionary War: The Burning of Falmouth (now Portland, Maine) prompts the Continental Congress to establish the Continental Navy.
Who Were Born On ?
– Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1856)
– Muthuswami Dikshitar, South Indian poet and composer, considered one of the musical trinity of Carnatic music (d. 1835)
– J. M. W. Turner, English painter (d. 1851)
– Charlotte of Spain, Spanish Infanta and queen of Portugal (d. 1830)
– Antoine Charles Louis Lasalle, French cavalry general (d. 1809)
– Lucien Bonaparte, French politician, soldier and academic (d. 1840)
– Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (d. 1851)
– Giuseppe Baini, Italian composer (d. 1844)
– Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, British admiral (d. 1860)
– François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer (d. 1834)