May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Christening day November 13, 1718
The temperature on November 13, 1718 was about 5.0 °C. Source: KNMI
May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Day of death April 30, 1792
The temperature on April 30, 1792 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
April 5 » United States President George Washington exercises his authority to veto a bill, the first time this power is used in the United States.
June 1 » Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States.
June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
August 13 » King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
Day of burial May 8, 1792
The temperature on May 8, 1792 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
April 25 » "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
June 4 » Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain.
July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
October 12 » The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
October 29 » Mount Hood (Oregon) is named after Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood by Lt. William E. Broughton who sighted the mountain near the mouth of the Willamette River.
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