The temperature on July 2, 1758 was about 14.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
February 4 » The city of Macapá in Brazil is founded by Sebastião Veiga Cabral.
May 21 » Ten-year-old Mary Campbell is abducted in Pennsylvania by Lenape during the French and Indian War. She is returned six and a half years later.
August 25 » Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
September 11 » Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
November 25 » French and Indian War: British forces capture Fort Duquesne from French control. Later, Fort Pitt will be built nearby and grow into modern Pittsburgh.
December 25 » Halley's Comet is sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch, confirming Edmund Halley's prediction of its passage. This was the first passage of a comet predicted ahead of time.
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