The temperature on December 9, 1752 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: geheel betrokken zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
Day of marriage November 17, 1774
The temperature on November 17, 1774 was about 11.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
September 4 » New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook.
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
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