June 23 » William Penn signs a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsylvania.
July 16 » Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
September 11 » Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
September 17 » Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules".
October 6 » Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
November 1 » The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties.
Day of death February 13, 1753
The temperature on February 13, 1753 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
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