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1993 British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination
1991 U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 1980 U.N. Security Council condemns (14-0, U.S. abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is it's capital 1959 U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights 1957 Morton Gould's "Declaration," premieres in Washington, D.C. 1948 U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1945 Declaration of Potsdam: US/Brit/China demands Japanese surrender 1942 Interallied war trial conference publishes St. James Declaration 1942 U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1941 Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war 1931 Peking (200,000 demonstrators demand declaration of war on Japan) 1920 Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate 1917 Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine 1917 British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1898 President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration 1886 Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga 1863 Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Baha'i Feast of Ridvan (Jalal 13, 20) 1848 Arthur Earl Balfour, C, British Prime Minister, 1902-05, Balfour Declaration 1844 Declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) 1839 Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed 1832 Charles Carroll, large landowner, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 95 1821 William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 86 1820 William Ellery, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 92 1817 Thomas McKean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1814 Elbridge Gerry, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1814 Robert Treat Paine, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1813 Benjamin Rush, physician and abolotionist, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 67 1813 Robert R Livingston, U.S. diplomat signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1813 George Clymer, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 73 1811 William Williams, U.S. merchant and signer, Declaration of Independence, dies at 80 1811 Samuel Chase, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1806 James Smith, Irish / U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 87 1806 George Wythe, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 79 1804 Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1803 Matthew Thornton, Irish / U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 88 1802 Francis Lewis, Welsh / U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 89 1800 Edward Rutledge, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 50 1799 William Paca, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 58 1798 George Read, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1798 James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1798 Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Carter Braxton, U.S. boer/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 61 1797 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1796 Samuel Huntington, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 64 1795 Josiah Bartlett, U.S. physician and judge, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1794 Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1793 John Hancock, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 56 1793 Thomas Mckean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 72 1790 Lyman Hall, U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1790 William Hooper, U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 48 1788 John Penn, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 47 1787 Arthur Middleton, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 44 1785 William Whipple, merchant, judge, and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1785 Stephen Hopkins, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 78 1784 Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge/singer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1781 Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 50 1779 Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 49 1779 George Ross, U.S. judge/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1779 John Heart, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 68 1778 Philip Livingston, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1776 Formal signing of Declaration of Independence 1776 Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops, New York 1776 Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "Pennsylvania Evening Gazette" 1776 Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1776 1st vote on Declaration of Independence 1776 Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1776 Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1776 Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1776 Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence 1776 Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1775 Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent 1774 Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence 1765 Stamp Act Congress met in New York, wrote declaration of rights and liberties 1756 John Trumbull, U.S. painter, Declaration of Independence 1749 Edward Rutledge, Gov-SC, attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1749 Thomas Lynch, signer, Declaration of Independence 1746 Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Declaration of Independence 1745 Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician, general and signer, Declaration of Independence 1742 James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence 1742 Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence 1742 William Hooper, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence 1741 John Penn, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence 1741 Samuel Chase, judge, signed Declaration of Independence 1740 William Paca, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1739 George Clymer, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1738 Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence 1737 Charles Carroll, signed Declaration of Independence 1737 John Hancock, patriot, 1st to sign Declaration of Independence 1736 Carter Braxton, U.S. farmer/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1734 Robert Morris, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1733 George Read, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1732 Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence 1731 William Williams, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence 1731 Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer, Declaration of Independence 1730 Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1730 George Ross, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence 1730 Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant, Declaration of Independence signer 1730 William Whipple, merchant/judge, Declaration of Independence signer 1729 Josiah Bartlett, U.S. physician/judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1728 Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1727 William Ellery, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1726 Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1726 Oliver Wolcott, Ct-Gov, signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence 1724 Lyman Hall, U.S. physician, signed Declaration of Independence 1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence 1721 Roger Sherman, signer, Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution 1716 Philip Livingston, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1713 Francis Lewis, signer, Declaration of Independence 1707 Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island signed Declaration of Independence 1687 King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church 1686 English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1676 Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia" 1672 King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence |
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