(Grave Inscription) in the year 1793: Inscription: In Memory of Sarah wife of James Oulet of this parish died February the 28th 1793 Aged 49 years Also the above James Oulet of this parish, School Master died December 8th 1794 Aged 61 years.
She died on February 28, 1793 in St Peter and St Paul Churchyard, Headcorn, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, she was 48 years old.
The temperature on August 26, 1744 was about 14.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Day of marriage February 25, 1769
The temperature on February 25, 1769 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: hagel sneeuw betrokken. Source: KNMI
July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
Day of death February 28, 1793
The temperature on February 28, 1793 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
June 10 » French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
June 10 » The Jardin des Plantes museum opens in Paris. A year later, it becomes the first public zoo.
July 9 » The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
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