Historical Events
- Jan 17 Captain James Cook becomes 1st to cross Antarctic Circle (66° 33' S)
- Dec 16 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act
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Did You Know?
Did You Know?Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace"
On September 11, 1773
William Henry HarrisonFamous People in 1773
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWorld Leaders in 1773
Frederick North
Frederick the Great
Would You Believe?
Benjamin Franklin publishes a hoax letter "An Edict by the King of Prussia" in the Public Advertiser, criticising Britain's colonial policies in the American colonies
On September 22, 1773
Famous Weddings
- Oct 10 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (38) weds Rachel Walker in Boston, Massachusetts
- Nov 4 American seamstress Elizabeth Griscom (Betsy Ross) weds American upholster John Ross at Huggs Tavern in Gloucester City, New Jersey
Famous People Who Died in 1773
- Jan 4 Anton Losenko, Russian painter (b. 1737)
- Jan 21 Alexis Piron, French dramatist (La Métromanie), dies at 83
- Feb 20 Charles Emanuel III of Savoy, King of Sardinia, dies at 71
- Mar 1 Jan Wagenaar, Dutch historian, dies at 63
- Mar 1 Luigi Vanvitelli [Louis van Wittel], Italian architect, dies at 72
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