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 January 11, 1788
The temperature on January 11, 1788 was about -1 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
June 7 » French Revolution: Day of the Tiles: Civilians in Grenoble toss roof tiles and various objects down upon royal troops.
June 11 » Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
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