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* 1775 – An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes " African Slavery in America ", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
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It is named after André-Marie Ampère ( 1775 – 1836 ), French mathematician and physicist, considered the father of electrodynamics.
* 1703 – Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus ( d. 1775 )
André-Marie Ampère ( 20 January 1775 – 10 June 1836 ) was a French physicist and mathematician who is generally regarded as one of the main founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as " electrodynamics ".
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: King George III delivers his Proclamation of Rebellion to the Court of St. James's stating that the American colonies have proceeded to a state of open and avowed rebellion.
* 1775 – American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins ; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
* 1775 – American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
* Mathews, L. K. “ Benjamin Franklin ’ s Plans for a Colonial Union, 1750 – 1775 .” American Political Science Review 8 ( August 1914 ): 393 – 412.
* David R. MacGregor, Fast Sailing Ships: Their Design and Construction, 1775 – 1875 Naval Institute Press, 1988 ISBN 0-87021-895-6 index
* 1775 – At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
* 1775 – The becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag ( the precursor to the Stars and Stripes ); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
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1762. Claude-Henri de Fusée, abbé de Voisenon ( July 8, 1708 – November 22, 1775 ) was a French dramatist and writer.
* William Thompson ( philosopher ) ( 1775 – 1833 ), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
* William Thompson ( philosopher ) ( 1775 – 1883 ), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
John Wynn Baker ( c. 1730 – 1775 ), agricultural improver and writer, established the first factory in Ireland in 1765 with the financial assistance of the Dublin Society on a property at Elm Hall on the Loughlinstown Road near the newly constructed Grand Canal at Hazlehatch for manufacturing agricultural implements.
Mary Martha Sherwood ( née Butt ; 6 May 1775 – 22 September 1851 ) was a prolific and influential writer of children's literature in 19th-century Britain.
Maximilien Sébastien Foy ( 3 February 1775 – 28 November 1825 ) was a French military leader, statesman and writer.
In his A Journey to the Western Isles of Scotland ( 1775 ), writer Samuel Johnson described the fosterage custom as he saw it practised.
Karl Gottlieb Guichard ( 1724 – 1775 ), soldier and military writer, known as Quintus Icilius, was born at Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg, to a family of French refugees.
Joseph Nightingale ( 1775 – 1824 ), born in Chowbent, was a prolific English writer and preacher who subsequently became a Unitarian.
William Joseph Behr ( August 26, 1775 – August 1, 1851 ), German publicist and writer, was born at Salzheim.
Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Pöllnitz ( February 25, 1692 – June 23, 1775 ) was a German adventurer and writer from Issum.
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