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Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City and writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City and writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City and writes the Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Events Before

  1. Parents of English novelist Jane Austen, cleric George Austen and Cassandra Leigh marry

    Jane Austen (AW-stin; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the...

  2. Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria

    Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II (17) weds queen Maria Luisa of Spain (18) in Innsbruck, Austria

  3. Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 year

    Future 2nd American President John Adams (28) weds Abigail Smith (19) in Weymouth, Massachusetts (marriage lasts 54 years)

  4. A fire at Harvard University destroys Governor Winthrop's Telescope and its library of 5,000 books is mostly lost

    A fire at Harvard University destroys Governor Winthrop's Telescope and its library of 5,000 books is mostly lost

  5. St. Louis, Missouri founded as a French trading post by Pierre Laclède

    Pierre Laclède Liguest or Pierre Laclède (22 November 1729 – 20 June 1778) was a French fur trader who, with his young assistant and stepson Auguste Chouteau, founded St.

Events After

  1. Future Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck (28) weds Dorothy Cavendish (16)

    Future Prime Minister William Cavendish-Bentinck (28) weds Dorothy Cavendish (16)

  2. Stamp Act declared unconstitutional in Virginia

    Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

  3. Dutch governor Falck and King Keerthisiri Rajasinghe of Kandy sign Treaty of Batticaloa

    Dutch governor Falck and King Keerthisiri Rajasinghe of Kandy sign Treaty of Batticaloa

  4. Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Territory from the French

    Antonio de Ulloa takes possession of Louisiana Territory from the French

  5. Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces

    Willem V (18) becomes governor of United Provinces

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