The temperature on November 2, 1755 was about 10.0 °C. There was 66 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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.
August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
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.
Day of death March 9, 1776
The temperature on March 9, 1776 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 9 » The Wealth of Nations by Scottish economist and philosopher Adam Smith is published.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
June 7 » Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
August 31 » William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term.
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