The temperature on October 8, 1758 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
April 28 » The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city.
August 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
August 29 » The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape.
December 13 » The English transport ship Duke William sinks in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
Day of marriage April 5, 1789
The temperature on April 5, 1789 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
April 7 » Selim III became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
April 21 » George Washington's reception at Trenton is hosted by the Ladies of Trenton as he journeys to New York City for his first inauguration.
April 28 » Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
September 29 » The United States Department of War first establishes a regular army with a strength of several hundred men.
November 21 » North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
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