January 23 » Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.).
January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
April 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
June 20 » Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath.
July 12 » In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
Day of death August 12, 1793
The temperature on August 12, 1793 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
March 1 » French Revolutionary War: Battle of Aldenhoven during the Flanders Campaign.
May 23 » Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition.
August 27 » French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
September 8 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
September 18 » The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.
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