Editing 1773 (section)

=== July–September ===
* [[July 14]] &ndash; The first annual conference of American Methodists is convened at Philadelphia in St. George's Church.<ref name="Carruth1773"/>
* [[July 21]] &ndash; Under pressure from the Bourbon courts, [[Pope Clement XIV]] suppresses the [[Society of Jesus]] (brief ''[[Dominus ac Redemptor]]''). [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor]], expels the order from his territories.
* [[July 29]] (Feast of St Martha) &ndash; [[1773 Guatemala earthquake|Guatemala earthquake]]: The Santa Marta [[earthquake]] hits, with an estimated epicentral magnitude of 7.5 M<sub>i</sub>,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZp0mS_QWHMC&pg=PA394|editor=Rose, William I.|title=Natural Hazards in El Salvador|page=394|publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]|isbn=978-0-8137-2375-4|date=June 2004|display-editors=etal}}</ref> striking [[Guatemala]]; numerous [[aftershock]]s last until December. The city of [[Antigua Guatemala]] is virtually destroyed, leading to the decision to move the country's capital to [[Guatemala City|La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción]].
* [[August 11]] &ndash; [[Second voyage of James Cook]] in the [[Tuamotus]]: [[James Cook|Captain Cook]] discovers [[Tekokota]], which he names ''Doubtful Island''.
* [[August 12]] &ndash; [[Second voyage of James Cook]] in the Tuamotus: Captain Cook discovers [[Marutea Nord]], which he names ''Furneaux Island''.
* [[September 11]] &ndash; ''The Public Advertiser'' publishes a satirical essay titled ''[[s:Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One|Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One]],'' written by [[Benjamin Franklin]].