The temperature on January 20, 1761 was about 5.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
August 28 » William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
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