In history, year 1773 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1773 .
Top Historical Events of the Year 1773: Date/Month Event / Incidence / Incident 01 january The hymn 'Amazing Grace' was probably first used in a prayer meeting in Olney, England, without the music familiar to modern listeners. 16 december To prevent the unloading of tea that was taxed without their consent under the Tea Act, a group of colonists destroyed it by throwing it into Boston Harbor. 13 October Charles Messier discovered the Whirlpool Galaxy. 06 January Massachusetts slaves petitioned the Legislature for independence. 26 February Construction rights for Walnut St. Jail Philadelphia). 18 March Oliver Goldsmith's "She To Win" premiered in London. 27 April The British Parliament passed the Tea Act. 08 May In Egypt, the Ottoman rebels revolted, killing Ali Bay, the Malluk Sultan of Egypt. 17 June Cucaca, Colombia was founded by Juana Rangel de Cuellar. 21 July Pope Clemens XIV banned Jesus. 11 September Benjamin Franklin wrote a book called "There was never a good war or a bad peace". 13 October The Whirlpool galaxy was discovered by Charles Messier. 05 November John Hencock was elected as a mediator at the Boston city meeting, which resolves that anyone who supports the Tea Act is "an enemy of America". 26 December Tea vessels were expelled from Philadelphia.
Famous birthdays in the year 1773: Date/Month Name / Profession / Country 01 May Henrik Steffens / Philosopher / Norway 02 June John Randolph of Roanoke / Politician / United States of America 06 October John MacCulloch / Academic / Scotland 09 February William Henry Harrison / Politician / United States of America 09 April Étienne Aignan / Author / France 09 November Thomasine Christine Gyllembourg-Ehrensvärd / Author / Denmark 09 January Cassandra Austen / Painter / United Kingdom 12 August Karl Faber / Academic / Russia 13 June Thomas Young / Physicist / United Kingdom 14 April Jean-Baptiste de Villèle / Politician / France 15 May Klemens von Metternich / Politician / Germany 16 March Juan Ramón Balcarce / Politician / United States of America 17 September Jonathan Alder / Captain / United States of America 19 May Arthur Aikin / Chemist / United Kingdom 22 August Aimé Bonpland / Botanist / France 23 July Thomas Brisbane / Politician / Scotland 25 September Agostino Bassi / Author / Italy 26 March Nathaniel Bowditch / Mathematician / United States of America 28 March Henri Gatien Bertrand / General / France 31 May Ludwig Tieck / Poet / Germany
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