February 1 » The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
May 9 » The figure who later became Mr. Punch makes his first recorded appearance in England.
August 24 » The Act of Uniformity requires England to accept the Book of Common Prayer.
October 17 » Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
December 1 » Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine.
Day of death April 29, 1774
The temperature on April 29, 1774 was about 13.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
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