1776
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century–18th century–19th century |
| Decades: | 1740s1750s1760s–1770s–1780s1790s1800s |
| Years: | 177317741775–1776–177717781779 |
1776(MDCCLXXVI) was aleap yearstarting on Mondayof theGregorian calendarand aleap year starting on Fridayof theJulian calendar,the 1776th year of theCommon Era(CE) andAnno Domini(AD) designations, the 776th year of the2nd millennium,the 76th year of the18th century,and the 7th year of the1770sdecade. As of the start of 1776, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change|change source]- July 4– theUnited States of Americasay that they are no longer part ofEngland(the Declaration of Independence)
- July 12– CaptainJames Cookstarts his third, and final, voyage to thePacific Ocean
- The city ofSan Franciscois founded inCalifornia,USA (San Francisco was then part of Spain).
- TheWealth of NationsbyAdam Smithis published. It is an important book in thehistoryofeconomics.
Births
[change|change source]- January 24–E.T.A. Hoffmann,German writer, composer, and painter (died1822)
- February 11–Joannis Capodistrias,Greek governor of Troezen (died1831)
- March 10–Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,Queen of Prussia (died1810)
- April 1–Sophie Germain,French mathematician (died1831)
- June 11–John Constable,English painter (died1837)
- August 9–Amedeo Avogadro,Italian chemist (died1856)
- Muttusvami Dikshitar,Indian composer