The temperature on November 19, 1755 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly south. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
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 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 death June 24, 1776
The temperature on June 24, 1776 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
September 10 » American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
December 5 » Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest academic honor society in the U.S., holds its first meeting at the College of William & Mary.
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
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