January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
Christening day December 14, 1788
The temperature on December 14, 1788 was about -11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
May 8 » King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
Day of death May 27, 1876
The temperature on May 27, 1876 was about 12.0 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
February 2 » The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
May 10 » The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia.
October 4 » The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas opens as the first public college in Texas.
November 25 » American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife at the headwaters of the Powder River.
December 29 » The Ashtabula River railroad disaster occurs, leaving 64 injured and 92 dead at Ashtabula, Ohio.
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