March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
June 19 » New Church Day: Emanuel Swedenborg writes: "The Lord sent forth His twelve disciples, who followed Him in the world into the whole spiritual world to preach the Gospel that the Lord God Jesus Christ reign. This took place on the 19th day of June, in the year 1770."
July 5 » The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins.
July 7 » The Battle of Larga between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire takes place.
August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.
Day of burial May 16, 1778
The temperature on May 16, 1778 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 6 » American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France signaling official recognition of the new republic.
February 14 » The United States flag is formally recognized by a foreign naval vessel for the first time, when French Admiral Toussaint-Guillaume Picquet de la Motte renders a nine gun salute to USSRanger, commanded by John Paul Jones.
June 18 » American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
July 27 » American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
September 7 » American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
September 19 » The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
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