February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Day of marriage October 2, 1774
The temperature on October 2, 1774 was about 13.0 °C. There was 220 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: regen. Source: KNMI
May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
July 4 » Orangetown Resolutions are adopted in the Province of New York, one of many protests against the British Parliament's Coercive Acts.
July 21 » Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Day of burial May 21, 1777
The temperature on May 21, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
July 6 » American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
October 4 » American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe.
November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
November 29 » San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
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