June 21 » In Montreal in New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
Christening day March 11, 1792
The temperature on March 11, 1792 was about -3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east-northeast. Weather type: betrokken. Source: KNMI
April 2 » The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint.
April 20 » France declares war against the "King of Hungary and Bohemia", the beginning of French Revolutionary Wars.
May 11 » Robert Gray commands the first expedition to sail into the Columbia River.
July 25 » The Brunswick Manifesto is issued to the population of Paris promising vengeance if the French royal family is harmed.
August 10 » French Revolution: Storming of the Tuileries Palace: Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
September 21 » French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy.
Day of marriage August 31, 1788
The temperature on August 31, 1788 was about 15.0 °C. There was 26 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
January 1 » First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.
January 2 » Georgia becomes the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
January 26 » The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.
March 21 » A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
May 23 » South Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution as the eighth American state.
September 13 » The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
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