The temperature on November 13, 1748 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent helder zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
Day of marriage October 10, 1773
The temperature on October 10, 1773 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: dauw. Source: KNMI
January 1 » The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.
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 January 11, 1789
The temperature on January 11, 1789 was about -2 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
April 20 » George Washington arrives at Grays Ferry, Philadelphia while en route to Manhattan for his inauguration.
July 10 » Alexander Mackenzie reaches the Mackenzie River delta.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
September 15 » The United States "Department of Foreign Affairs", established by law in July, is renamed the Department of State and given a variety of domestic duties.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
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