ol à ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁white ▁group ▁to ▁set ▁foot ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Santa ▁Mon ica , ▁California . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁Pope ▁Clement ▁XIV ▁issues ▁the ▁pap al ▁b ull ▁Domin us ▁ac ▁Red empt or , ▁ordering ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uits . ▁▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁Bres cia ▁Ex pl os ion : ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Bres cia , ▁Italy ▁is ▁dev ast ated ▁when ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁San ▁Naz aro ▁is ▁struck ▁by ▁light ning . ▁The ▁resulting ▁fire ▁ign ites ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0   lb ▁( 9 0 , 0 0 0   kg ) ▁of ▁gun pow der ▁being ▁stored ▁there , ▁causing ▁a ▁massive ▁explos ion , ▁which ▁dest ro ys ▁ 1 / 6 ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁k ills ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁dis aster ▁prompt s ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁religious ▁ob jection ▁to ▁using ▁light ning ▁ro ds ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁property . ▁ ▁September ▁– ▁Mass ive ▁dr ought s ▁in ▁Beng al ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁Beng al ▁fam ine ▁of ▁ 1 7 7 0 , ▁in ▁which ▁ten ▁million ▁people , ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁will ▁die , ▁the ▁worst ▁natural ▁dis aster ▁in ▁human ▁history ▁( in ▁terms ▁of ▁lives ▁lost ). ▁The ▁Mah ar aj ah ▁of ▁Mys ore ▁forces ▁the ▁British ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁a ▁treat y ▁of ▁mut ual ▁assistance