February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Day of marriage May 18, 1788
The temperature on May 18, 1788 was about 15.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 19 » The second group of ships of the First Fleet arrive at Botany Bay.
January 20 » The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony.
April 28 » Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
June 21 » New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify the Constitution of the United States.
December 22 » Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty.
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