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1776

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Instance of: leap year starting on Monday and ending on Tuesday
Part of: Gregorian calendar
Followed by: 1777
Follows: 1775

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has list: list of state leaders in 1776
category for deaths in this time period: Category:1776 deaths
Commons category: 1776
topic's main category: Category:1776
point in time: 1776-01-01
Commons gallery: 1776
category for births in this time period: Category:1776 births

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July 2: American Declaration of Independence is signed in Philadelphia, and ratified on July 4

1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1776th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 776th year of the 2nd millennium, the 76th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1776, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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