August 1 » George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
August 7 » The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
September 11 » Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
September 18 » George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
Day of death June 23, 1779
The temperature on June 23, 1779 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 11 » Ching-Thang Khomba is crowned King of Manipur.
May 13 » War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
June 1 » The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins.
August 13 » American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins.
October 18 » American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah is lifted.
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