February 29 » King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
April 20 » Start of Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War, a new phase in the Burmese Civil War (1740–57).
June 15 » Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
September 2 » Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
September 14 » The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).
Day of marriage June 17, 1776
The temperature on June 17, 1776 was about 16.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 10 » American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense.
March 28 » Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
September 11 » British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
October 28 » American Revolutionary War: British troops attack and capture Chatterton Hill from the Continental Army.
Day of death October 16, 1780
The temperature on October 16, 1780 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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