January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
October 28 » The 1707 Hōei earthquake causes more than 5,000 deaths in Japan.
November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Day of marriage May 2, 1728
The temperature on May 2, 1728 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: donder veel regen hagel. Source: KNMI
February 28 » Peshwa Bajirao I of the Maratha Empire defeats Asaf Jah I in the Battle of Palkhed.
August 29 » The city of Nuuk in Greenland is founded as the fort of Godt-Haab by the royal governor Claus Paarss.
Day of death June 2, 1774
The temperature on June 2, 1774 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
January 21 » Abdul Hamid I becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
March 31 » American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
June 13 » Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
June 22 » The British pass the Quebec Act, setting out rules of governance for the colony of Quebec in British North America.
August 1 » British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
October 26 » The first Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia.
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