The temperature on September 2, 1774 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel 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.
June 2 » Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
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.
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Day of death April 29, 1775
The temperature on April 29, 1775 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
March 8 » An anonymous writer, thought by some to be Thomas Paine, publishes "African Slavery in America", the first article in the American colonies calling for the emancipation of slaves and the abolition of slavery.
April 18 » American Revolution: The British advancement by sea begins; Paul Revere and other riders warn the countryside of the troop movements.
April 19 » American Revolutionary War: The war begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.
April 20 » American Revolutionary War: The Siege of Boston begins, following the battles at Lexington and Concord.
September 11 » Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
September 25 » American Revolution: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off.
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