April 11 » Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
August 30 » Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal.
September 8 » A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
November 27 » The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.
Day of marriage May 11, 1755
The temperature on May 11, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Day of death October 26, 1789
The temperature on October 26, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
July 15 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
September 24 » The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
October 3 » George Washington proclaims a Thanksgiving Day for that year.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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