This year in history
In the year 1776
February
11th
Greek politician, Joannis Capodistrias, was born in Corfu. He was the first head of state of Greece after its war of independence against the Otoman empire.
May
11th
Greek revolutionary, Laskarina Bouboulina, was born in Constantinople. She was one of the most prolific personas of the Greek war for independence of 1821.
August
25th
Scottish philosopher, David Hume, died at the age of 65. He is widely considered as one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy and one of the key figures of Enlightenment.
September
6th
A hurricane devastated the island of Guadeloupe, killing over 6000 people.
December
26th
During the course of the American Revolutionary War, British forces were defeated in the Battle of Trenton.
 
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