The year 1776 has a special significance of its own in India and world history. Let us know some such important events of the year 1776 such as: born famous people, death of famous people, war treaty, independence of a country, invention of new technology, change of power, important national and international day etc., knowing which your general Knowledge will increase.

Important Historical Events of the Year 1776 in World ⚡

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04 JulyRepresentatives of 13 states of America signed the Declaration of Independence of this country in the city of Philadelphia. That is why this day is known as the independence of America.
11 JulyThe famous 'James Cook' started his third sea voyage today.
06 SeptemberMore than 6,000 people died from the storm in Guadeloupe Island.
09 SeptemberThe US Parliament of Congress officially changed the name of the country from United Colonies to the United States.
10 AugustA copy of the document declaring American independence formally arrived in London.
01 JanuaryGeneral George Washington hoisted the Continental Union flag.
17 FebruaryEdward Gibbon published the first volume of the history of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.
02 MarchThe Americans began shelling British troops in Boston.
03 AprilGeorge Washington received an LL.D. honorary degree from Harvard College.
04 MayRhode Island declared independence from Britain.
15 JuneHuman blood transfusion was performed for the first time by Dr. Yeo Baptis Denis.
04 JulyDeclaration of American Independence.
27 AugustThe British Army defeated the Americans at the Battle of Long Island.
09 SeptemberUnited Colonies United Colony) was named United States of America at the Second Continental Meeting in Philadelphia.
12 OctoberThe British brigade began guarding the Thorg Necas Road in the Bronx.
01 NovemberMission San Juan Capitrano was founded in California.
26 DecemberGeorge Washington defeated Hessian at the Battle of Trenton in the American Revolutionary War.
10 JanuaryCommon Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine denouncing British Rule in the Thirteen Colonies, was published.
10 JanuaryCommon Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine denouncing British Rule in the Thirteen Colonies, was published.
27 FebruaryAmerican Revolutionary War-A Patriot victory in the Battle ofMoore's Creek Bridge resulted in the capture or arrest of 850 Loyalistsover the next few days.
02 MarchAmerican Revolutionary War-Patriot militia from Georgia and South Carolina attempted to resist the British action to seize and remove supply ships anchored at Savannah, Georgia.
03 MarchAmerican Revolutionary War: Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines successfully landed on New Providence and captured Nassau in the Bahamas.
09 MarchThe Wealth of Nations by Scottish political economist AdamSmith was first published, becoming the first modernwork in the field of economics.
17 MarchAmerican Revolutionary War-The British Army garrison in Boston, Massachusetts, withdrew from the city, ending the 11-month Siege of Boston.
12 AprilThe fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Rizols, the first official action in American colonialism for independence from Britain during the US revolution.
01 MayThe Order of the Illuminati, a secret society, was founded by Edward Weishop and Adolf von Negaz at Ingorestad, Germany, Bavaria.
04 MayThe first of the thirteen colonies of the Road Island and Providence Plantation, the British Crown first prepares the British Crown to abandon its loyalty.
19 MayThe American revolutionary war-one continental army surrendered to the British soldiers in the west war of western countries to the British soldiers.
19 MayAmerican Revolutionary War: A Continental Army garrison west of Montreal surrendered to British troops in the Battle of The Cedars.
08 JuneThe American revolutionary war-British forces defeated the Coptinental Army in the tris-rhetoric battle, the final major battle on the Quebec soil that was part of the invasion of the American colonists of Quebec.
11 JuneThe second continent Congress, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingstonto was appointed for the appointment of five committee to declare independence.
12 JuneFifth Virginia Convention acknowledged the declaration of rights, a highly impressive document that declares the underlying rights.
28 JuneAmerican revolutionary war-south Carolina Milicia tried to attack Charleston.
28 JuneAmerican Revolutionary War: South Carolina Milicia canceled the British attack on Charlston.
29 JuneThe first private battle of the American Revolutionary Warvez was fought in the cape in Cape, Turtle Gut Inlet near New Jersey.
29 JuneLieutenant Jose Jokin Morga and Father Francisco Palufounded Mission San Francisco de Asis, the oldest living building INS Francisco.
04 JulyThe second continental Congress adopted the United States' declaration of independence. It was declared that thirteen American colonies in the war with Great Britain consider themselves as thirteen new independent autonomous states, participating from the British Empire. Rather, he formed a new nation called the United Nations America.
04 JulyIn Philadelphia, the Continental Congress adopted the declaration of independence, announcing that thirteen American Empire was no longer part of the British Empire.
12 JulyCaptain James Cook's third visit began. He was a British explorer and sailor. He discovered the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. He also discovered the Hawaiian Islands during his third visit.
27 AugustBritish forces led by William Howe defeated the American continental army under George Washington in the Long Island Battle, the biggest battle of the American Revolution War.
07 SeptemberThe American revolutionary war-surgist Ezra Lee launched the first attack using a submersible using a submersible pilot to try to make explosive allegations on HHMS Eagle's hull at Nude Harbor.
16 SeptemberThe American revolutionary war-but British soldiers seem to be a fox, hearing the voice of their buglas, the American colonists captured their grounds and won a victory in the Battle of Harlem Heightsin, the present New York City.
21 SeptemberThe great fire of American revolutionary war-New York broke during the British occupation of the city of New York, destroying 1,000 buildings.
22 SeptemberCaptain Nathan Hell, who was a detective of the revolutionaries of the US Army, was hanged by the British Army.
11 OctoberThe American Revolutionary War-The British Royal Navy defeated American ships in the War of Volcaur Island on Lake Champalan to give enough time to prepare his defense for the Charloga campaign, but gave enough time to American forces.
16 NovemberAmerican revolutionary war-british and Hesian units captured Fort Washington from Patriots.
29 NovemberThe American revolutionary war-british reinforcement brought a proposal for the Patriot attempt to capture Fort Cumbland in Nova Scotia.

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