February 19 – The legislature of New York votes to allow its delegates to cede a portion of its western territory to the Continental Congress for the common benefit of the war.[1]
June 7 – The
Gordon Riots in London are ended by the intervention of troops. About 285 people are shot dead, with another 200 wounded and around 450 arrested.
September 21 –
Benedict Arnold gives detailed plans of
West Point to Major
John André. Three days later, André is captured, with papers revealing that Arnold was planning to surrender West Point to the British.
Jose Gabriel Kunturkanki, businessman and landowner, proclaims himself Inca
Túpac Amaru II.
The
Duke of Richmond calls, in the
House of Lords of Great Britain, for manhood suffrage and annual parliaments, which are rejected.
Jeremy Bentham's Introduction to Principles of Morals and Legislation, presenting his formulation of
utilitarian ethics, is printed (but not published) in London.
In Ireland, Lady Berry, who is sentenced to death for the murder of her son, is released when she agrees to become an
executioner (she retires in
1810).
^Lossing, Benson John; Wilson, Woodrow, eds. (1910). Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1909. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 166.
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abFerguson, Russell J. (1938). Early Western Pennsylvania Politics. p. 34.
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^Facts for the Times: Containing Historical Extracts, Candid Admissions, and Important Testimony from Eminent Authors, Ancient and Modern on the Leading Topics of the Scriptures and Signs of the Times. Review and Herald Publishing. 1893. p. 66.
^Juster, Susan (2010). Doomsayers: Anglo-American Prophecy in the Age of Revolution. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 223.
^Hattendorf, John (2000). Naval policy and strategy in the Mediterranean: past, present, and future. Taylor & Francis. p. 37.
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^Harbron, John (1988). Trafalgar and the Spanish Navy. Conway Maritime Press. p. 84.
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^Walford, Cornelius, ed. (1876). "Fires, Great". The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance. C. and E. Layton. p. 59.
^Edler, Friedrich (2001) [1911]. The Dutch Republic and The American Revolution. Honolulu: University Press of the Pacific. pp. 163–166.
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