The temperature on January 1, 1773 was about 4.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 17 » Captain James Cook leads the first expedition to sail south of the Antarctic Circle.
May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
December 16 » American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
Day of marriage August 31, 1793
The temperature on August 31, 1793 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 9 » Jean-Pierre Blanchard becomes the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
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.
July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
September 5 » French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
Day of death February 5, 1808
The temperature on February 5, 1808 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: winderig betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
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De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
January 1 » The United States bans the importation of slaves.
January 26 » The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.
May 3 » Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
November 23 » French and Poles defeat the Spanish at Battle of Tudela.
December 20 » The original Garden Theatre in London is destroyed by a fire, along with most of the scenery, costumes and scripts.
December 22 » Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto (performed by Beethoven himself) and Choral Fantasy (with Beethoven at the piano).
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