Timeline August 1776

Events in August 1776 3

• 1711 – 1776 David Hume (1711-1776) Died 25 August 1776, aged 65 David Hume, the Scottish philosopher and historian, died in Edinburgh. His empiricist philosophy, scepticism, and writings on human understanding profoundly influenced later thinkers including Immanuel Kant. He also wrote an influential multi-volume History of England.
• 1776 – 1856 Amedeo Avogadro (1776-1856) Died 9 July 1856, aged 80 Avogadro, an Italian scientist, died in Turin. He is best known for Avogadro's hypothesis, proposed in 1811, that equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules. The concept underpins Avogadro's number, a cornerstone of modern chemistry, though it was not widely accepted until after his death.
• 1776 Battle of Long Island Largest battle of the Revolutionary War ends in British victory British and Hessian forces under General William Howe defeated George Washington's Continental Army in Brooklyn, New York, in the largest battle of the American Revolutionary War. Washington's army narrowly escaped encirclement by withdrawing across the East River to Manhattan at night. The defeat forced the Continental Army into a prolonged retreat through New York and New Jersey.