The temperature on May 15, 1730 was about 13.0 °C. There was 110 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken onweer regen. Source: KNMI
March 29 » King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. He is succeeded by Gustav IV Adolf.
April 25 » "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
April 25 » Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
May 15 » War of the First Coalition: France declares war on Kingdom of Sardinia.
May 17 » The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
December 11 » French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.
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