The temperature on June 24, 1753 was about 14.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken hagel regen. Source: KNMI
February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Day of marriage June 12, 1774
The temperature on June 12, 1774 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: wat dauw. Source: KNMI
March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
September 1 » Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.
September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
October 21 » The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty".
Day of death November 15, 1776
The temperature on November 15, 1776 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
March 17 » American Revolution: The British Army evacuates Boston, ending the Siege of Boston, after George Washington and Henry Knox place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
June 8 » American Revolutionary War: American attackers are driven back at the Battle of Trois-Rivières.
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
July 9 » George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
August 27 » Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
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