February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
Day of burial October 27, 1778
The temperature on October 27, 1778 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
August 26 » The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
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