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2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
1993 Eritrea achieved independence from Ethiopia after 30-year civil war 1991 Ukrainian people vote for independence 1991 Macedonia votes for independence from Yugoslavia 1991 Soviet Union recognizes Estonian independence 1991 U.S.S.R. recognizes independence of the 3 Baltic republics 1991 U.S. officially recognizes independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania 1991 Moldavia declares independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Norway and Denmark recognize independence of former U.S.S.R. Baltic reps 1991 Ukraine declares independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Latvia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Estonia declares it's independence from U.S.S.R. itself independent 1991 Slovenia and Croatia declare independence from Yugoslavia 1991 Croatia declares independence 1991 Soviet Republic of Georgia endorsed independence, Warsaw Pact dissolves 1991 Iceland recognizes Lithuania's independence 1991 Lithuania votes for independence from U.S.S.R. 1991 Soviets storm buildings in Vilnius to block Lithuania independence 1990 Armenia declares independence 1990 Bosnia-Hercegovina declares independence 1990 Ukraine declares independence 1990 Moldavia declares independence 1990 Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence 1990 Lithuania declares it's Independence 1990 200,000 demand return of Lithuania's independence 1989 Zimbabwe gains independence 1988 South Africa signs accord granting independence to South West Africa 1983 Brunei gains complete independence from Britain 1983 St. Kitts and Nevis declares independence from U.K. 1982 Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 1981 According to South Africa, Ciskei gains independence Not recognized as an independent country outside South Africa 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1981 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from U.K. 1981 Belize declares independence 1980 Vanuatu (New Hebrides) gains independence from Britain and France 1980 Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK 1979 Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) 1979 South Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of South Africa) 1979 Kiribati (formerly Gilbert Islands) declares independence from U.K. 1979 Zimbabwe proclaims independence 1979 St. Lucia gains independence from Britain 1978 Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1978 Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) declares independence from U.K. 1978 Solomon Islands declares independence from U.K. 1977 Dutch Antilles: premier Boy Rozendal points independence off 1977 South Africa grants Bophuthatswana independence 1977 Djibouti (Afars and Issas) claims Independence from France 1976 Scott Vermillion, Independence, Missouri, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold 1976 Transkei gains independence, not recognized outside of South Africa 1976 Seychelles Independence, Independence day 1976 Seychelles gains independence from Britain 1976 Liberty Bell moves to new home behind Independence Hall 1975 Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day) 1975 Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia (National Day) 1975 Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal 1975 Sao Tome e Principe gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Comoros declare independence from France 1975 Cape Verde Is gain independence after 500 years of Portuguese rule 1975 Mozambique gains independence from Portugal (National Day) 1975 Portugal signs accord for Angola's independence 1974 Referenda in Comoros-3 islands for independence, 1 stays French 1974 U.N. affirms independence of Cyprus 1974 Portugal recognizes independence of Rep of Guinea-Bissau 1974 Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1973 Guinea-Bissau declares independence 1973 Bahamas declares Independence from U.K. and adopts constitution 1973 Amilcar L Cabral, fought for Guinea Bissau independence, murdered 51 1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares independence from Pakistan 1971 United Arab Emirates, (Trucial States) declares independence from UK 1971 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain 1971 Qatar declares independence from Britain 1971 Bahrain proclaims independence after 110 years of British rule 1971 Bangladesh (East Pakistan) declares its independence 1970 Fiji gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1970 Khmer Republic (Cambodia) declares independence 1970 Tonga, formerly Friendly Islands, declares independence from U.K. 1970 Qatar gains independence from Britain 1970 White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain 1968 Equatorial Guinea (Spanish Guinea) declares independence from Spain 1968 Swaziland gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1968 Mauritius gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1968 Nauru (formerly Pleasant Island) declares independence from Australia 1967 Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence 1967 People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from U.K. 1967 People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain 1967 Uganda declares independence from Great Britain 1967 Biafra declares independence from Nigeria 1967 Grenada gains partial independence from Britain 1967 Dominica and St. Lucia gain independence from Britain 1967 Dominica gains independence from England 1966 Barbados gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Lesotho (Basutoland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1966 Bechuanaland gains independence from England, becomes Botswana 1966 Guyana (formerly British Guiana) declares independence from UK 1965 Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith 1965 Singapore gains independence from Malaysia, National Day 1965 Republic of Maldives gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1965 Gambia gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Malta gains independence from Britain 1964 Malawi (formerly Nyasaland) declares independence from U.K. 1964 Revolution overthrows Sultan of Zanzibar, 1 month after independence 1963 Kenya (formerly British East Africa) declares independence from UK 1963 Zanzibar gains independence from Britain 1963 Independence is restored to Dominican Republic 1962 Trinidad and Tobago gain independence from Britain (National Day) 1962 Algeria gains independence after 132 years of French rule 1962 Algeria votes for independence 1962 Burundi and Rwanda gain independence from Belgium (National Days) 1962 French President de Gaulle calls for Algeria's independence 1962 Julie Moran, TV hostess, Entertainment Tonight, Independence Day 1962 Western Samoa gains independence from New Zealand, Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II becomes co-chief of Western Samoa 1961 Tanganyika gains independence from Britain takes name Tanzania 1961 Kuwait declares independence from U.K. 1961 Sierra Leone declares independence from U.K. 1960 Ivory Coast claims independence from France 1960 Mauritania gains independence from France (National Day) 1960 France grants Mauritania independence 1960 Nigeria gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1960 Mali, formerly French Sudan, declares independence from France 1960 Senegal breaks from Mali federation, declaring independence 1960 Gabon gains independence from France, National Day 1960 Britain grants independence to crown colony of Cyprus 1960 Congo (formerly Congo/Brazzaville) declares Independence from France 1960 Central African Republic and Chad proclaim independence from France 1960 Chad declares Independence from France 1960 Ivory Coast, Cote d'Ivoore, gains independence from France 1960 Burkina (formerly Upper Volta) declares independence from France 1960 Niger gains independence from France 1960 Benin (Dahomey) gains independence from France 1960 Congo, Chad and Central African Republic declare independence 1960 Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Upper Volta and Niger declare independence 1960 Moise Tsjombe declares Congolese county Katanga independence 1960 Italian Somaliland gains independence, unites with Somali Republic 1960 Zaire (formerly Belgian Congo) declares independence from Belgium 1960 British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain 1960 Italian Somaliland declares independence from Italian-administration 1960 Madagascar (formerly Malagasy Rep) declares independence from France 1960 Madagascar gains independence of France 1960 Togo (formerly French Togo) declares independence from French Admiral 1960 Senegal declares independence from France 1960 Chad declares independence from France 1960 French Cameroon gains independence from France 1959 Dom Mintoff demands independence for Malta 1959 Britain, Turkey and Greece sign agreement granting Cyprus independence 1959 King Boudouin promises Belgian Congo independence 1958 Guinea (French Guinea) gains independence from France (National Day) 1958 Guinea votes for independence from France 1958 Dan McVicar, born in Independence, Missouri, actor, Clarke-Bold and Beautiful 1957 Malayasia (formerly Malaya) gains independence from Britain 1957 Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1957 Margaret Colin, actress, Independence Day, Three Men and a Baby 1957 Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from U.K. 1956 Morocco gains independence 1956 France recognizes Tunisia's independence 1956 Independence National Historical Park forms in Philadelphia 1956 Tunisia gains independence from France 1956 Morocco gains independence from France (Anniversary of throne) 1956 Morocco tears up the Treaty of Fez, declares independence from France 1956 Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and U.K. 1955 Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation 1955 Vienna Treaty: Brit, France, U.S. and U.S.S.R. restores Austria's independence 1954 Laos gains its independence 1954 Bill Pullman, actor, Sommersby, League of their Own, Independence Day 1954 At Geneva, France agrees to independence of North and South Vietnam 1954 France grants Vietnam independence inside French Union 1953 Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union 1953 Laos gains full independence from France 1952 Jeff Goldblum, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, actor, Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day 1952 Mary McDonnell, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, actress, Sneakers, Independence Day 1951 United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from Italy via UN 1950 Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands 1949 United States of Indonesia gains independence from Netherlands 1949 Israel's 19 month war of independence ends 1949 Bao Dai's Republic of Vietnam gains independence from France 1949 British government grants Cyrenaica (East-Libya) independence 1948 State of Eire, formerly Irish Free State, declares its independence 1948 Ireland votes for independence from UK 1948 Robert Spink, born in Haworth, Worth Valley, Yorkshire, England, Robert Michael Spink, politician, Independence Party, former Conservative Party member, became Member of Parliament for Castle Point in June, 2001 1948 Israel declares independence from British administration 1948 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK 1948 Burma declares independence from UK 1947 India declares independence from UK, Islamic part becomes Pakistan 1947 Pakistan, formerly West Pakistan, declares independence from UK 1947 India granted independence within British Commonwealth 1947 Pakistan gains independence from Britain 1947 King George VI signs Indian Independence Bill 1947 British stop ships Independence and In-Gathering from landing in Israel 1946 Philippines gains independence from U.S. 1946 Jordan gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1946 Syria declares independence from French administration 1946 Syria gains independence from France 1946 Britain signs treaty granting independence to Jordan 1946 British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence 1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day) 1945 Indonesia (Dutch E Indies) declares independence from Netherlands 1945 Japan declares Vietnam Independence 1945 Japanese proclaim "independence" of Indo-China 1944 Iceland declares independence from Denmark at Thingvallir, Iceland 1943 Lebanon declares independence from French administration 1943 Japan declares Philippine Independence (premier/president Jose Laurel) 1943 Japan declares Burma Independence under U Ba Maw 1941 Lebanon gains independence from France 1941 Pro-nazi group declares Ukraine independence 1941 Former Dutch Prime Minister Colijn says Netherlands Indies not ready for independence 1935 Plebiscite in Philippines ratifies independence agreement 1934 Tunisia began its move for independence 1934 Philippine legislature accepts U.S. proposal for independence 1934 U.S. Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945 1933 U.S. Congress recognize independence Philippines 1932 Iraq gains full independence from Britain, joins League of Nations 1931 British Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Newfndlnd 1930 Great Britain signs accord for Independence of Iraq 1930 1st night organized baseball game Independence. Kansas 1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence 1928 Jawaharlal Nehru requests independence of India 1927 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1926 Philippines government asks U.S. to plebiscite for independence 1923 Turkey declares independence (successor state to Ottoman Empire) 1922 Protocol of Genevia signed: Austria gains independence 1922 Egypt regains independence from Britain, but British troops remain 1922 Great Britain grants Egypt independence 1921 Amilcar Cabral, worked for independence of Portuguese Africa 1921 Mongolia gains independence from China (National Day) 1921 Mongolia (formerly Outer Mongolia) declares independence from China 1920 1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia 1920 U.S.S.R. recognizes Georgia's independence 1920 Pogrom leader Petljoera declares Ukraine Independence 1920 Greek Independence Day 1920 Peace treaty gives Estonia independence 1920 Estonia declares its Independence from Russia (Dorpat Peace) 1920 Tarto/Dorpat peace treaty: U.S.S.R. recognizes Estonian independence 1920 Georgia declares independence 1919 Fiume (Rijeka) declares it's Independence 1919 Afghanistan declares independence from U.K. 1919 Treaty of Rawalpindi, British recognize Afghanistan's independence 1919 Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence 1919 Armenia declares it's Independence 1919 Demonstrations for Korean independence from Japan begin 1919 Lithuania gains independence 1918 Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence 1918 Yugoslavia declares independence; monarchy established 1918 Latvia declares independence from Russia 1918 Poland declares independence 1918 Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski 1918 Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I 1918 Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up 1918 Czechoslovakia declares Independence from Austro-Hungarian Empire 1918 Czechoslovakia forms independence republic 1918 Georgian Social Democratic Republic declares independence from Russia 1918 Latvia proclaims independence 1918 Lithuania proclaims independence 1918 Estonia declares independence from Russia 1918 Lithuania declares independence from Russia and Germany (National Day) 1917 Flanders declares it's independence, under Pieter Tack 1917 Moldavian Republic declares independence from Russia 1917 German-occupied Lithuania proclaims independence from Russia 1917 Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day) 1916 U.S. Congress accept Jones Act: Philippines independence 1915 Thomas Masaryk demands independence for Czechoslovakia 1915 Thomas Masaryk claims independence for Czechoslovakia 1912 Albania declares independence from Turkey 1911 Ginger Rogers, Independence, Missouri, dancer, Gay Divorcee 1910 Union of South Africa declares independence from U.K. 1909 Colombia recognizes Panama's independence 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Turkey, Ferdinand I becomes Tsar 1908 Bulgaria declares independence from Ottoman Empire (Turkey) 1907 New Zealand declares independence from U.K. 1906 Great Britain, France and Italy grant Independence to Ethiopia 1904 France and Spain sign treaty for Morocco Independence 1903 USA recognizea independence of Panama 1903 Colombia grants Panama independence 1902 Cuba gains independence from Spain 1901 Australia declares independence from federation of U.K. colonies 1898 Philippine nationalists declares independence from Spain to U.S. control 1895 Cuban war for independence begins 1894 Korea declares independence from China, asks for Japanese aid 1889 Players League begins, declaring independence from baseball's NL 1883 Northern Pacific RR's last spike driven at Independence Creek, Mont 1881 Transvaal regains independence under British suzerainty 1868 Cuba revolts for independence against Spain 1868 Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) 1867 Luxembourg gains independence 1862 Great Britain and France recognizes independence of Zanzibar 1861 Italy declares independence; Kingdom of Italy proclaimed 1854 British recognize independence of Orange Free State (South Africa) 1853 Buenos Aires gains independence from Argentina (reunited 1859) 1852 British recognize independence of Transvaal (in South Africa) 1849 Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, after been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence 1848 Battle of Custoza-Italian War of Independence, starts 1848 Neufchatel declares independence of Switzerland 1847 Liberia declares independence from American Colonization Society 1847 Alice Sophia Stopford Green, Ireland, proponent of Irish independence 1846 California declares independence from Mexico in Sonoma 1846 Yucatan declares independence from Mexico 1844 Spain grants Dominican Rep independence 1844 Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti (National Day) 1843 1st wagon train, 1000+ depart Independence Missouri for Oregon 1842 U.S. recognizes independence of Hawaii 1841 1st emigrant wagon train leaves Independence, Missouri for California 1838 Honduras declares independence of Central American Federation 1838 Nicaragua declares independence from Central American federation 1836 Spain recognizes independence of Mexico 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, in which Texas wins independence from Mexico 1836 Republic of Texas declares independence from Mexico 1832 Charles Carroll, large landowner, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 95 1831 Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king 1828 Uruguay gains independence during Brazil-Argentina peace talk 1828 Russia declares war on Turkey to support Greece's independence 1825 Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day) 1825 Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) 1823 United Provinces of Central America gain independence from Mexico 1822 Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1822 Pedro I, son of king Joao VI, declares Brazil independence 1822 Battle of Pichincha, Bolivar secures independence of Quito from Spain 1821 Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep) proclaims independence from Spain 1821 Panama declares independence from Spain 1821 Mexican Empire declares its independence 1821 Mexico declares independence 1821 William Floyd, U.S. soldier/signer of Declaration of Independence, dies at 86 1821 Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1821 Greece gains independence from Turkey (National Day) 1821 Mexico gains independence from Spain 1820 Cuenca Ecuador declares independence 1820 William Ellery, U.S. attorney signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 92 1819 Congress of Angostura establishes Colombia's independence from Spain 1818 Chile gains independence from Spain 1817 Thomas McKean, U.S. attorney/signer Declaration of Independence, dies at 83 1816 Argentina declares independence from Spain 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 1814 Norway's independence proclaimed 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 Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain 1811 El Salvador's 1st battle against Spain for independence 1811 William Williams, U.S. merchant and signer, Declaration of Independence, dies at 80 1811 Venezuela, 1st South American country to gain independence from Spain 1811 Samuel Chase, U.S. judge signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 70 1811 Paraguay gains independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Chile declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1810 Mexico issues Grito de Dolores, which called for the end of Spanish rule Mexican Independence Day celebrates this event 1810 Colombia declares independence from Spain 1810 Argentina declares independence from Napoleonic Spain (National Day) 1809 Ecuador declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1809 Sweden declares independence, constitutional monarchy established 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 1804 Haiti gains independence from France (National Day) 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 1801 Toussaint L'Ouverture declares Haitian independence 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 1st Independence Day celebration is held 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 1783 Sweden recognizes U.S. independence 1783 Spain recognizes U.S. independence 1782 Britain signs agreement recognizing U.S. independence 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 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile 1778 Philip Livingston, U.S. merchant, signed Declaration of Independence, dies at 62 1777 France recognizes independence of English colonies in America 1777 Vermont declares independence from NY 1777 People of New Connecticut, Vermont, declare independence from England 1776 Formal signing of Declaration of Independence 1776 Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops, New York 1776 John Nixon gave 1st public reading of Decleration of Independence in Philadelphia 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 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 1776 Rhode Island declares independence from England 1776 Halifax resolution for independence adopted by North Carolina 1775 Citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina declare independence of Britain 1774 Citizens of Carlisle Penn, pass a declaration of independence 1756 John Trumbull, U.S. painter, Declaration of Independence 1753 Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, father of Mexican 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 1719 Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire 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 1682 Nationally Council accept independence of French church 1648 Switzerland's independence recognized 1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule 1598 Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence 1385 Portuguese defeat Castilians at Aljubarrota, retain independence 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1314 Battle of Bannockburn; Scotland regains independence from England 1291 Everlasting League forms, basis of Swiss Confederation (Independence) |
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