January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
May 1 » The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect.
October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Day of marriage March 8, 1733
The temperature on March 8, 1733 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: betrokken vochtig. Source: KNMI
February 12 » Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
May 29 » The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
July 30 » The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
November 23 » The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
Day of death September 25, 1780
The temperature on September 25, 1780 was about 15.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 16 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent.
March 17 » American Revolution: George Washington grants the Continental Army a holiday "as an act of solidarity with the Irish in their fight for independence".
June 23 » American Revolution: Battle of Springfield fought in and around Springfield, New Jersey (including Short Hills, formerly of Springfield, now of Millburn Township).
October 7 » American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
November 4 » The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins.
November 9 » American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of Fishdam Ford a force of British and Loyalist troops fail in a surprise attack against the South Carolina Patriot militia under Brigadier General Thomas Sumter.
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