The temperature on January 14, 1770 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: donker. Special wheather fenomena: rijp. Source: KNMI
April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
May 16 » The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.
May 26 » The Orlov Revolt, an attempt to revolt against the Ottoman Empire before the Greek War of Independence, ends in disaster for the Greeks.
June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
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."
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 marriage August 15, 1773
The temperature on August 15, 1773 was about 20.0 °C. There was 92 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: donder weerlicht regen donker. Source: KNMI
May 10 » The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting it the right to sell tea directly to North America. The legislation leads to the Boston Tea Party.
June 1 » Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. He drowned on his eighth attempt.
June 17 » Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
October 12 » America's first insane asylum opens.
October 14 » The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
December 16 » American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
Day of death March 30, 1789
The temperature on March 30, 1789 was about 1.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
June 17 » In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
September 2 » The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
September 22 » The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
September 24 » The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
Day of burial April 4, 1789
The temperature on April 4, 1789 was about 0.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder windstil. Source: KNMI
April 30 » On the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected President of the United States.
May 5 » In France, the Estates-General convenes for the first time since 1614.
July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
August 7 » The United States Department of War is established.
August 26 » The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
December 11 » The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.
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