February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Day of death October 4, 1788
The temperature on October 4, 1788 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Connecticut becomes the fifth state to ratify the Constitution.
January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
February 9 » The Habsburg Empire joins the Russo-Turkish War in the Russian camp.
May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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