The temperature on February 20, 1726 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Special wheather fenomena: winderig. Source: KNMI
April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
July 9 » The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Day of burial July 11, 1793
The temperature on July 11, 1793 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
June 10 » French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.
July 9 » The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.
August 8 » The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.
November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
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