2014 Event Israel closes visitation to Jerusalem's Temple Mount, citing security concerns after the shooting of Israeli activist Yehudah Glick; Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claims that the action is a 'declaration of war' 2014 Event A 12-page letter written by Robert R. Livingston in 1775 is found by an archivist at the Morris-Jumel Mansion, George Washington's headquarters during the Revolutionary War; the letter explains why Livingston was chosen to help draft the Declaration of Independence 2010 Event The declaration of Victor Yanukovych as President of Ukraine is suspended by the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine 1993 Event British premier Major/Irish premier Reynolds signs Downing Street Declaration concerning Northern Ireland self determination 1991 Event U.N. Security Council issues formal cease fire with Iraq declaration 1980 Event U.N. Security Council condemns (14-0, U.S. abstains) Israeli declaration that all of Jersualem is it's capital 1959 Event U.N. adopts Universal Declaration of Children's Rights 1957 Event Morton Gould's "Declaration," premieres in Washington, D.C. 1948 Event U.N. General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 Event U.N. Commission on Human Rights adopts International Declaration of Human Rights 1945 Event Declaration of Potsdam: US/Brit/China demands Japanese surrender 1942 Event Interallied war trial conference publishes St. James Declaration 1942 Event U.S. and 25 other countries sign a united declaration against the Axis 1941 Event Japanese emperor Hirohito signs declaration of war 1931 Event Peking (200,000 demonstrators demand declaration of war on Japan) 1920 Event Balfour Declaration recognized, makes Palestine a British Mandate 1917 Event Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine 1917 Event British government gives final approval to Balfour Declaration 1898 Event President McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration 1886 Event Declaration of Berlin neutralizes Tonga 1863 Event Declaration of Baha'u'llah; Baha'i Feast of Ridvan (Jalal 13, 20) 1848 Birthday Arthur Earl Balfour, C, British Prime Minister, 1902-05, Balfour Declaration 1844 Event Declaration of Bab (Baha'i festival) ('Azamat 7, 1) 1839 Event Hawaiian Declaration of Rights is signed 1832 Death Charles Carroll, large landowner, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 95 1821 Death William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 86 1820 Death William Ellery, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 92 1817 Death Thomas McKean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1814 Death Elbridge Gerry, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1814 Death Robert Treat Paine, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1813 Death Benjamin Rush, physician and abolotionist, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 67 1813 Death Robert R Livingston, U.S. diplomat signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1813 Death George Clymer, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 73 1811 Death William Williams, U.S. merchant and signer, Declaration of Independence, dies at 80 1811 Death Samuel Chase, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1806 Death James Smith, Irish / U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 87 1806 Death George Wythe, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 79 1804 Death Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1803 Death Matthew Thornton, Irish / U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 88 1802 Death Francis Lewis, Welsh / U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 89 1800 Death Edward Rutledge, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 50 1799 Death William Paca, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 58 1798 Death George Read, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1798 Death James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1798 Death Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Death Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 71 1797 Death Carter Braxton, U.S. boer/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 61 1797 Death Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer, signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1796 Death Samuel Huntington, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 64 1795 Death Josiah Bartlett, U.S. physician and judge, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 65 1794 Death Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1793 Death John Hancock, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 56 1793 Death Thomas Mckean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 72 1790 Death Lyman Hall, U.S. physician and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 66 1790 Death William Hooper, U.S. attorney and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 48 1788 Death John Penn, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 47 1787 Death Arthur Middleton, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 44 1785 Death William Whipple, merchant, judge, and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1785 Death Stephen Hopkins, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 78 1784 Death Caesar Rodney, U.S. judge/singer Declaration of Independence, dies at 55 1781 Death Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 50 1779 Death Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant and signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 49 1779 Death George Ross, U.S. judge/signer (Declaration of Independence), dies at 49 1779 Death John Heart, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence, dies at about 68 1778 Death Philip Livingston, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1776 Event Formal signing of Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops, New York 1776 Event Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "Pennsylvania Evening Gazette" 1776 Event Declaration of Independence - U.S. gains independence from Britain 1776 Event 1st vote on Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Final draft of Declaration of Independence submitted to U.S. Congress 1776 Event Virginia adopts Declaration of Rights 1776 Event Continental Congress create a committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Continental Congress appoints a committee to write a Declaration of Independence 1776 Event Richard Lee moves Declaration of Independence in Continental Congress 1775 Event Congress issues "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms," listing grievances but denying intent to be independent 1774 Event Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence 1765 Event Stamp Act Congress met in New York, wrote declaration of rights and liberties 1756 Birthday John Trumbull, U.S. painter, Declaration of Independence 1749 Birthday Edward Rutledge, Gov-SC, attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1749 Birthday Thomas Lynch, signer, Declaration of Independence 1746 Birthday Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Declaration of Independence 1745 Birthday Benjamin Rush, Byberry, Pennsylvania, physician, general and signer, Declaration of Independence 1742 Birthday James Wilson, Scottish lawyer, U.S. judge, signer of the Declaration of Independence 1742 Birthday Arthur Middleton, signer, Declaration of Independence 1742 Birthday William Hooper, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence 1741 Birthday John Penn, U.S. attorney, signed Declaration of Independence 1741 Birthday Samuel Chase, judge, signed Declaration of Independence 1740 Birthday William Paca, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1739 Birthday George Clymer, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1738 Birthday Thomas Nelson, merchant, signer of Declaration of Independence 1737 Birthday Charles Carroll, signed Declaration of Independence 1737 Birthday John Hancock, patriot, 1st to sign Declaration of Independence 1736 Birthday Carter Braxton, U.S. farmer/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer, Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday Francis Lightfoot Lee, U.S. farmer/signer Declaration of Independence 1734 Birthday Robert Morris, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1733 Birthday George Read, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1732 Birthday Richard H Lee, U.S. farmer, signed Declaration of Independence 1731 Birthday William Williams, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence 1731 Birthday Robert Treat Paine, judge, signer, Declaration of Independence 1730 Birthday Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1730 Birthday George Ross, U.S. judge, signed Declaration of Independence 1730 Birthday Joseph Hewes, U.S. merchant, Declaration of Independence signer 1730 Birthday William Whipple, merchant/judge, Declaration of Independence signer 1729 Birthday Josiah Bartlett, U.S. physician/judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1728 Birthday Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence 1727 Birthday William Ellery, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Oliver Wolcott, U.S. judge/signer Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Oliver Wolcott, Ct-Gov, signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence 1726 Birthday Abraham Clark, farmer/lawyer, signed Declaration of Independence 1724 Birthday Lyman Hall, U.S. physician, signed Declaration of Independence 1723 Birthday John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence 1721 Birthday Roger Sherman, signer, Articles of Association, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution 1716 Birthday Philip Livingston, merchant, signed Declaration of Independence 1713 Birthday Francis Lewis, signer, Declaration of Independence 1707 Birthday Stephen Hopkins, Governor of Rhode Island signed Declaration of Independence 1687 Event King James II orders his declaration of indulgence read in church 1686 Event English king James II publishes Declaration of Indulgence 1676 Event Nathaniel Bacon publishes "Declaration of People of Virginia" 1672 Event King Charles II enacts Declaration of Indulgence
