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.
November 30 » King Charles XII of Sweden dies during a siege of the fortress of Fredriksten in Norway.
December 17 » War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
Day of marriage February 10, 1744
The temperature on February 10, 1744 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: sneeuw geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Day of death January 15, 1781
The temperature on January 15, 1781 was about -6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
March 1 » The Articles of Confederation goes into effect in the United States.
March 15 » American Revolutionary War: Battle of Guilford Court House: Near present-day Greensboro, North Carolina, 1,900 British troops under General Charles Cornwallis defeat a mixed American force numbering 4,400 in a Pyrrhic victory.
April 29 » American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique.
August 5 » The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
September 4 » Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers.
September 28 » American Revolution: American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
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