1776
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Summary
1776 is a calendar year[1]. 1776 ranks in the top 5% of calendar year entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,668 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: leap year[3], leap year starting on Monday and ending on Tuesday[4]
- Follows: 1775[5]
- Followed by: 1777[6]
- Part of: 1770s[7], Gregorian calendar[8]
- Commons category: 1776[9]
- Said to be the same as: 11776 HE[10]
- Has part(s): August 1776[11], April 1776[12], December 1776[13], February 1776[14], January 1776[15], July 1776[16], June 1776[17], May 1776[18], March 1776[19], November 1776[20], October 1776[21], September 1776[22]
- Point in time: January 1, 1776[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:1776[24]
- Commons gallery: 1776[25]
- Has list: list of state leaders in 1776[26]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31802448[27]
- Related category: Category:1776-related lists[28]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:1776 births[29]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:1776 deaths[30]
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Influence
Things named for 1776 include Philadelphia 76ers[31], a basketball team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35] and 1776[36], a dramatico-musical work[37].
Why It Matters
1776 has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] 1776 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for 1776 include Philadelphia 76ers[31], a basketball team[32], in United States[33], founded in 1946[34], headquartered in Philadelphia[35] and 1776[36], a dramatico-musical work[37].