The temperature on October 31, 1779 was about 14.0 °C. There was 572 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: . Source: KNMI
January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
June 16 » Spain declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
September 28 » American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
Day of death January 26, 1793
The temperature on January 26, 1793 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
August 8 » The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
September 8 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
September 18 » The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.
October 16 » French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed.
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