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 October 2, 1774
The temperature on October 2, 1774 was about 13.0 °C. There was 220 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: regen. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
May 10 » Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
September 5 » First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia.
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
Day of burial May 21, 1777
The temperature on May 21, 1777 was about 10.0 °C. There was 44 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
July 7 » American forces retreating from Fort Ticonderoga are defeated in the Battle of Hubbardton.
September 26 » American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
October 17 » American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
October 22 » American Revolutionary War: American defenders of Fort Mercer on the Delaware River repulse repeated Hessian attacks in the Battle of Red Bank.
November 15 » American Revolutionary War: After 16 months of debate the Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation.
December 17 » American Revolution: France formally recognizes the United States.
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