January 8 » Second Jacobite rising: Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
April 16 » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobites and the British Hanoverian forces commanded by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many highland traditions were banned and the Highlands of Scotland were cleared of inhabitants.
June 16 » War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
October 22 » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
Day of marriage May 31, 1765
The temperature on May 31, 1765 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken helder. Source: KNMI
January 25 » Port Egmont, the first British settlement in the Falkland Islands near the southern tip of South America, is founded.
March 9 » After a campaign by the writer Voltaire, judges in Paris posthumously exonerate Jean Calas of murdering his son. Calas had been tortured and executed in 1762 on the charge, though his son may have actually committed suicide.
March 22 » The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
March 24 » Great Britain passes the Quartering Act, which requires the Thirteen Colonies to house British troops.
August 12 » Treaty of Allahabad is signed. The Treaty marks the political and constitutional involvement and the beginning of Company rule in India.
November 1 » The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
Day of death May 20, 1793
The temperature on May 20, 1793 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann.
May 15 » Diego Marín Aguilera flies a glider for "about 360 meters", at a height of 5–6 meters, during one of the first attempted manned flights.
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.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
December 25 » General "Mad Anthony" Wayne and a 300 man detachment identify the site of St. Clair's 1791 defeat by the large number of unburied human remains at modern Fort Recovery, Ohio.
Day of burial May 23, 1793
The temperature on May 23, 1793 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
August 16 » French Revolution: A levée en masse is decreed by the National Convention.
September 5 » French Revolution: The French National Convention initiates the Reign of Terror.
September 18 » The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.
October 15 » Queen Marie Antoinette of France is tried and convicted, and condemned to death the following day.
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