Original: June January 21 Mustafa III , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. January 27 An angry crowd in America seizes a British customs collector and then tars and feathers him .
Simplified: Events January 21 - Mustafa III , Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his brother Abd-ul-Hamid I. May 10 - Louis XVI becomes King of France .