February 2 » Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being shipwrecked on a desert island, inspiring Daniel Defoe's adventure book Robinson Crusoe.
June 28 » Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava.
July 8 » Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's status as a major power in Europe.
August 8 » Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
August 28 » Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
September 11 » Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
Day of marriage January 3, 1734
The temperature on January 3, 1734 was about 12.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
Day of death January 16, 1778
The temperature on January 16, 1778 was about 3.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
May 12 » Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
July 10 » American Revolution: Louis XVI of France declares war on the Kingdom of Great Britain.
July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
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