March 13 » Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, fell to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
March 26 » Safavid government troops take control of Basra
May 7 » Stockholm's royal castle (dating back to medieval times) is destroyed by fire. It is replaced in the 18th century by the current Royal Palace.
September 5 » War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship commanded by Captain Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville defeated an English squadron at the Battle of Hudson's Bay.
September 20 » The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
November 9 » Pope Innocent XII founds the city of Cervia.
Day of marriage January 11, 1722
The temperature on January 11, 1722 was about 4.0 °C. Source: KNMI
March 8 » The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
April 5 » The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
July 25 » Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.
Day of death May 21, 1787
The temperature on May 21, 1787 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
May 13 » Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
May 25 » After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured.
June 20 » Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'.
July 13 » The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
September 17 » The United States Constitution is signed in Philadelphia.
December 7 » Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the United States Constitution.
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