April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Day of marriage November 16, 1788
The temperature on November 16, 1788 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 18 » The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.
January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
March 6 » The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement.
May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
Day of death October 4, 1789
The temperature on October 4, 1789 was about 10.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 21 » The first American novel, The Power of Sympathy or the Triumph of Nature Founded in Truth by William Hill Brown, is printed in Boston.
January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
October 5 » French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
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