May 21 » The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky is instituted in Russia by Empress Catherine I. It would later be discontinued and then reinstated by the Soviet government in 1942 as the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
September 5 » Wedding of Louis XV and Maria Leszczyńska.
Day of marriage April 27, 1742
The temperature on April 27, 1742 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 24 » Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor.
February 16 » Spencer Compton, Earl of Wilmington, becomes British Prime Minister.
April 13 » George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland.
Day of death May 31, 1783
The temperature on May 31, 1783 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Special wheather fenomena: noorderlicht. Source: KNMI
April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
June 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
July 25 » American Revolutionary War: The war's last action, the Siege of Cuddalore, is ended by a preliminary peace agreement.
September 3 » American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
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