June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
Day of marriage June 11, 1762
The temperature on June 11, 1762 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
June 6 » In the Seven Years' War, British forces begin the Siege of Havana and temporarily capture the city.
June 24 » Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
October 6 » Seven Years' War: The British Capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
Day of death May 11, 1791
The temperature on May 11, 1791 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 2 » Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, North America, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War.
February 18 » Congress passes a law admitting the state of Vermont to the Union, effective 4 March, after that state had existed for 14 years as a de facto independent largely unrecognized state.
May 15 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre proposes the Self-denying Ordinance.
August 26 » John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
September 9 » Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, is named after President George Washington.
September 13 » King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
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