- Jan 11 Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
Event of Interest
Jan 17 Captain James Cook's last notation in Discovery's ship's log
James Cook
Appointment of Interest
Jan 18 John Dickinson is appointed a delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress
John Dickinson
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)
Charles Messier
- Jan 31 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog
- Feb 24 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes (Ind) from British
- Mar 11 US Army Corps of Engineers established (1st time)
- May 13 War of Bavarian Succession ends
Event of Interest
Jun 8 Admiral Horatio Nelson and Captain Thomas Hardy on HMS Foudroyant set sail against Spanish fleet
Horatio Nelson
Victory in Battle
Jun 16 US General Anthony Wayne captures Stony Point, New York, inflicting heavy losses on the British
Anthony Wayne
- Jun 16 Spain declares war on Great Britain in support of the US, starting the siege of Gibraltar
- Jun 18 French fleet occupies St Vincent
- Jun 20 Battle of Stono Ferry fought near Charleston, South Carolina (American Revolutionary War)
- Jul 4 French fleet occupies Grenada
- Jul 15 American troops under General A Wayne conquer Fort Stony Point, NY
- Sep 3 Earl d'Orvilliers (French/Spanish Armada) sails back to Brest
- Sep 23 John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis
Event of Interest
Sep 27 John Adams negotiates Revolutionary War peace terms with Great Britain
John Adams
- Oct 4 Fort Wilson Riot takes place
Event of Interest
Oct 8 English engraver and poet William Blake begins study at the Royal Academy, Old Somerset House, London
William Blake
Event of Interest
Oct 9 Siege of Savannah during American Revolutionary War: Casimir Pulaski is wounded by grapeshot (dies 11 or 15 March)
Casimir Pulaski
Event of Interest
Dec 23 Benedict Arnold court-martialed for improper conduct
Benedict Arnold
- Dec 31 British fleet beat Dutch Merchant vessels