February 12 » The Convention Parliament declares that the flight to France in 1688 by James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch, constitutes an abdication.
April 11 » William III and Mary II are crowned as joint sovereigns of Great Britain.
April 18 » Bostonians rise up in rebellion against Sir Edmund Andros.
July 27 » Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
August 21 » The Battle of Dunkeld in Scotland.
December 16 » Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.
Day of marriage April 29, 1724
The temperature on April 29, 1724 was about 14.0 °C. Source: KNMI
January 28 » The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
April 7 » Premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, BWV245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig.
November 11 » Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
December 7 » Tumult of Thorn: Religious unrest is followed by the execution of nine Protestant citizens and the mayor of Thorn (Toruń) by Polish authorities.
Day of death December 12, 1755
The temperature on December 12, 1755 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
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.
August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
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.
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