January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
Day of marriage June 8, 1776
The temperature on June 8, 1776 was about 12.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
June 15 » Delaware Separation Day: Delaware votes to suspend government under the British Crown and separate officially from Pennsylvania.
July 8 » Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.
August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
August 10 » American Revolutionary War: Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
September 15 » American Revolutionary War: British forces land at Kip's Bay during the New York Campaign.
December 25 » George Washington and the Continental Army cross the Delaware River at night to attack Hessian forces serving Great Britain at Trenton, New Jersey, the next day.
Day of death January 7, 1788
The temperature on January 7, 1788 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
February 6 » Massachusetts becomes the sixth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
June 25 » Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
July 26 » New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
Day of burial January 9, 1788
The temperature on January 9, 1788 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
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