June 4 » Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession.
June 28 » A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
July 26 » The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
August 19 » Ottoman–Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.
August 19 » Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
December 4 » Charles Edward Stuart's army reaches Derby, its furthest point during the Second Jacobite Rising.
Day of marriage June 29, 1762
The temperature on June 29, 1762 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast by north. Weather type: betrokken. 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.
May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
September 15 » Seven Years' War: Battle of Signal Hill.
Day of death September 30, 1780
The temperature on September 30, 1780 was about 12.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
May 13 » The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in the Cumberland River area of what would become the U.S. state of Tennessee, providing for democratic government and a formal system of justice.
May 19 » New England's Dark Day, an unusual darkening of the day sky, was observed over the New England states and parts of Canada.
October 16 » The Great Hurricane of 1780 finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.
November 9 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
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