February 24 » The London première of Rinaldo by George Frideric Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage.
August 22 » Britain's Quebec Expedition loses eight ships and almost nine hundred soldiers, sailors and women to rocks at Pointe-aux-Anglais.
September 22 » The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.
Day of marriage October 5, 1738
The temperature on October 5, 1738 was about 13.0 °C. There was 29 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: regen en zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 7 » A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
April 18 » Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
May 24 » John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
May 25 » A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
July 15 » Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitzin are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
July 20 » Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Day of burial September 28, 1776
The temperature on September 28, 1776 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 27 » American Revolutionary War: Henry Knox's "noble train of artillery" arrives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
July 4 » American Revolution: The United States Declaration of Independence is adopted by the Second Continental Congress.
September 9 » The Continental Congress officially names its union of states the United States.
October 11 » American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
November 16 » American Revolution: The United Provinces (Low Countries) recognize the independence of the United States.
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