The temperature on January 13, 1732 was about -11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: . Source: KNMI
June 9 » James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
September 16 » In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two thirds of its inhabitants.
November 29 » The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
December 7 » The Royal Opera House opens at Covent Garden, London, England.
Day of marriage March 17, 1776
The temperature on March 17, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
June 11 » The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
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.
September 16 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
September 17 » The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
November 29 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Fort Cumberland, Nova Scotia, comes to an end with the arrival of British reinforcements.
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