March 28 » The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
September 20 » The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
November 4 » The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
December 24 » The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.
Day of death October 5, 1789
The temperature on October 5, 1789 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
April 1 » In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
July 11 » Jacques Necker is dismissed as France's Finance Minister sparking the Storming of the Bastille.
September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
October 2 » The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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