May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Day of marriage May 26, 1739
The temperature on May 26, 1739 was about 29.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
January 1 » Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
February 17 » The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
February 23 » At York Castle, the outlaw Dick Turpin is identified by his former schoolteacher. Turpin had been using the name Richard Palmer.
September 9 » Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
October 3 » The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian–Turkish War.
November 20 » Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
Day of death August 13, 1763
The temperature on August 13, 1763 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
May 7 » Pontiac's War begins with Pontiac's attempt to seize Fort Detroit from the British.
May 9 » The Siege of Fort Detroit begins during Pontiac's War against British forces.
August 5 » Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
September 1 » Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow.
October 7 » King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
December 2 » Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
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