1775

This page lists news articles and events for the year 1775.

Events that happen on the specified date are listed under Events: entries. News articles that were published on the specified date are listed under News: entries. Events that only happened in fiction on the specified date are listed under Fiction: entries and are written in italics.

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Undated

• Event: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg's second trip to England. He had a fun time.
• Event: The Count of St. Germain is in Austria and Germany

January

February

• February 23:
  • Event: First perfomrance of The Barber of Seville

March

April

• April 18:
  • Event: American Revolution: The Battles of Lexington and Concord officially begin the American Revolution. Paul Revere makes his famous ride.

May

• May 10:
  • Event: Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

June

• June 17:
  • Event: American Revolution: The Battle of Bunker Hill. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". After a long and bloody battle, the British forced the Americans to retreat, but the British victory was a costly one.

July

August

September

• Event: American Revolution: James Wilkinson appointed a Captain in the Continental Army.

October

November

December