What Happened In July 1775 In History

Historical Events for July, 1775

• 3rd » American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• 5th » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
• 8th » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies.
• 26th » The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1775

• 9th » Matthew Lewis (writer) or Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (d. 1818)
• 23rd » Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)

Famous Deaths for July 1775

• 11th » Simon Boerum, American politician (b. 1724)

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