The temperature on May 20, 1742 was about 9.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
Day of marriage December 6, 1778
The temperature on December 6, 1778 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: zeer half bewolkt omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
February 23 » American Revolutionary War: Baron von Steuben arrives at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to help to train the Continental Army.
June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
August 21 » American Revolutionary War: British forces begin besieging the French outpost at Pondichéry.
September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
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