Hurricane San Ramón was the second of three hurricanes in a row to pass through and destroy houses and plantations across Puerto Rico, Barbados, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
Mount Papandayan volcano in Indonesia erupted, killing almost 3,000 people.
British explorer Captain James Cook departed on his second voyage from Plymouth.
British explorer James Cook returned to England.
After narrowly escaping a shipwreck, British explorer Captain James Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
British Lieutenant James Cook became the first European to reach Australia's east coast.
Explorer Captain James Cook arrived at Botany Bay in Australia.
Captain James Cook arrived at the shore in New South Wales, Australia.
Captain James Cook sighted Australia for the first time.
The Boston Massacre occurred.
Captain James Cook landed on Poverty Bay, New Zealand, where he studied and explored the land.
Father Junipero Serra started his first mission in California named 'Mission San Diego.'
The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published.
Captain James Cook set sail on his first voyage from Plymouth, heading for the Pacific Ocean.
Philip Astley opens the world's first modern circus.
Norway's oldest newspaper, 'Adresseavisen,' was first printed.
The Commissioners of Customs Act was passed in the US.
Sweden introduced a groundbreaking Freedom of Press Act, becoming the first nation to introduce freedom of speech.
The first idea of a fire escape was patented.
Frederick County, Maryland, US, refused to pay the British Stamp Tax.
In Montreal, Canada, a fire broke out after an English merchant put fireplace ashes in his attic for soap-making – not knowing that the cinders were still hot.
Ann Franklin became one of the first women newspaper publishers.
The Trevi Fountain, one of Rome's most famous landmarks, was opened to the public by Pope Clement XIII.
Prussia and Russia signed the Treaty of Saint Petersburg, which ended seven years of war between the two.
New York City held the world's first St Patrick's Day Parade.
The church 'Our Lady of Candlemas of Mayagüez' was founded.
Cherokee warriors defeated British forces at the Battle of Echoee, during the Anglo-Cherokee War.
The Great Fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings.
The first music store in America was opened in Philadelphia by Michael Hillegas.
The British Museum opens.
Johann Georg Palitzsch sighted the return of Halley's Comet.
The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
French astronomer Charles Messier accidentally discovered the Crab Nebula while looking for the Halley comet.
Louis XV of France survived an attempt on his life from Robert-François Damiens, a lowly domestic servant.
Italian adventurer and author Giacomo Casanova was arrested in Venice for his offensive remarks on religion.
The British captured Fort Beauséjour in Canada following a battle with the Arcadians, which began on June 3.
The Battle of Fort Necessity occurred.
Benjamin Franklin was awarded the Godfrey Copley Medal.
The British Museum in London was established after King George II gave his Royal assent to parliament.
Sweden changed their calendar to the Gregorian calendar, making the next day March 1 instead of February 18.
Britain skipped 11 days of the Calendar from September 3 to September 13, with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar starting on this day.
Great Britain and its colonies spent their last day using the Julian calendar.
The famous Liberty Bell arrived in Philadelphia, US.
The first college fraternity, The Flat Hat Society, was formed in the Raleigh Tavern at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
The lost Roman city of Pompeii was rediscovered by a Spanish engineer Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre.
The discovery of Earth's wobbling motion on its axis was presented to the Royal Society, London, in a letter written by astronomer James Bradley.
Jean-Pierre Christin invents the Celsius thermometer.
Boston became the first American city to have a town meeting.
American leading figure Benjamin Franklin created the Franklin Stove.
After an expedition heading North, the Russian navigator and captain, Alexei Chirikov, spotted Southeast Alaska and sent his men to explore.
