May 21 » The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
September 5 » Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
Day of marriage November 5, 1747
The temperature on November 5, 1747 was about 10.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 4 » In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
July 27 » The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
September 25 » The United States Congress passes twelve constitutional amendments: the ten known as the Bill of Rights, the (unratified) Congressional Apportionment Amendment, and the Congressional Compensation Amendment.
September 26 » George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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