January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
Christening day April 28, 1908
The temperature on April 28, 1908 was between -2.1 °C and 12.3 °C and averaged 7.2 °C. There was 3.3 hours of sunshine (22%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
January 13 » The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.
June 18 » The University of the Philippines is established.
July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
August 8 » Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
September 17 » The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
Day of death September 25, 1762
The temperature on September 25, 1762 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 4 » Great Britain declares war on Spain, thus entering the Seven Years' War.
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.
July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
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