1776

Centuries:	18th century 19th century
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years:	1773 1774 1775 1776 1777 1778 1779
Categories:	Births - Deaths Establishments - Publications
Media:	1776 (Events)

1776 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1776th year of the Common Era (CE), the 76th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1770s decade. As of the start of 1776, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.