The temperature on October 8, 1792 was about 5.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
February 20 » The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
March 16 » King Gustav III of Sweden is shot; he dies on March 29.
April 21 » Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil's independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered.
May 21 » A lava dome collapses on Mount Unzen, near the city of Shimbara on the Japanese island of Kyūshū, creating a deadly tsunami that kills nearly 15,000 people.
June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 16 » Maximilien de Robespierre presents the petition of the Commune of Paris to the Legislative Assembly, which demanded the formation of a revolutionary tribunal.
Day of death September 23, 1793
The temperature on September 23, 1793 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
February 1 » French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
August 16 » French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
December 18 » Surrender of the frigate La Lutine by French Royalists to Lord Samuel Hood; renamed HMSLutine, she later becomes a famous treasure wreck.
December 26 » Second Battle of Wissembourg: France defeats Austria.
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