The temperature on October 18, 1766 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
March 5 » Antonio de Ulloa, the first Spanish governor of Louisiana, arrives in New Orleans.
March 18 » American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act.
July 1 » François-Jean de la Barre, a young French nobleman, is tortured and beheaded before his body is burnt on a pyre along with a copy of Voltaire's Dictionnaire philosophique nailed to his torso for the crime of not saluting a Roman Catholic religious procession in Abbeville, France.
November 10 » The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University).
December 5 » In London, auctioneer James Christie holds his first sale.
December 25 » Mapuches in Chile launch a series of surprise attacks against the Spanish starting the Mapuche uprising of 1766.
Day of marriage May 24, 1791
The temperature on May 24, 1791 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
June 21 » King Louis XVI of France and his immediate family begin the Flight to Varennes during the French Revolution.
October 1 » First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
November 4 » Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
December 4 » The first edition of The Observer, the world's first Sunday newspaper, is published.
December 15 » The United States Bill of Rights becomes law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly.
Day of death April 4, 1792
The temperature on April 4, 1792 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 25 » The London Corresponding Society is founded.
May 17 » The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
September 11 » The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
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