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 September 9, 1755
The temperature on September 9, 1755 was about 12.0 °C. There was 114 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
July 25 » British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
November 1 » In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.
Day of death February 8, 1782
The temperature on February 8, 1782 was about 0.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 15 » Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
March 16 » American Revolutionary War: Spanish troops capture the British-held island of Roatán.
April 19 » John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
August 7 » George Washington orders the creation of the Badge of Military Merit to honor soldiers wounded in battle. It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.
September 13 » American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
September 14 » American Revolutionary War: Review of the French troops under General Rochambeau by General George Washington at Verplanck's Point, New York.
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