March 10 » French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.
May 5 » Russia and Prussia sign the Treaty of St. Petersburg.
May 22 » Sweden and Prussia sign the Treaty of Hamburg.
July 9 » Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
July 17 » Former emperor Peter III of Russia is murdered.
September 12 » The Sultanate of Sulu ceded Balambangan Island to the British East India Company
Day of marriage April 21, 1793
The temperature on April 21, 1793 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-southeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
March 18 » Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden.
June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
September 17 » War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
November 10 » A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette.
December 9 » New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster.
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