June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
Day of marriage April 14, 1776
The temperature on April 14, 1776 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
February 27 » American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge in North Carolina breaks up a Loyalist militia.
April 12 » American Revolution: With the Halifax Resolves, the North Carolina Provincial Congress authorizes its Congressional delegation to vote for independence from Britain.
May 1 » Establishment of the Illuminati in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria, by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt.
August 2 » The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
September 7 » According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
December 7 » Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, arranges to enter the American military as a major general.
Day of death April 1, 1791
The temperature on April 1, 1791 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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