May 7 » The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville.
May 15 » James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun.
June 26 » Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Peter the Great's son, mysteriously dies after being sentenced to death by his father for plotting against him.
July 21 » The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed.
November 22 » Off the coast of North Carolina, British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle with a boarding party led by Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard.
December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Day of death May 19, 1778
The temperature on May 19, 1778 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 18 » James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
February 9 » Rhode Island becomes the fourth US state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
September 17 » The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
November 26 » In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.
December 15 » American Revolutionary War: British and French fleets clash in the Battle of St. Lucia.
December 29 » American Revolutionary War: Three thousand British soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell capture Savannah, Georgia.
Day of burial October 24, 1778
The temperature on October 24, 1778 was about 14.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 5 » South Carolina becomes the second state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
February 6 » New York became the third state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
June 28 » American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
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.
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