The temperature on May 15, 1746 was about 17.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: regen betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
Day of burial October 18, 1792
The temperature on October 18, 1792 was about 10.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Treaty of Jassy between Russian and Ottoman Empire is signed.
May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 13 » King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
September 2 » During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
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