Date | Event |
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Jan 11 |
Ferdinand VI of Spain & Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord |
Mar 17 |
1st official St Patrick's Day |
Mar 25 |
Voltaire leaves the court of Frederik II of Prussia |
May 1 |
Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. |
May 6 |
French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle |
May 9 |
King Louis XV disbands French parliament |
May 29 |
Joseph Haydn's "Krumme Teufel" premieres |
Jun 13 |
Austria, England & Modena sign secret military treaty |
Jul 7 |
British Museum founded by an Act of Parliament (opens in 1759) |
Jul 7 |
British parliament grants Jews citizenship |
Jul 18 |
Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass |
Aug 4 |
George Washington becomes a master mason |
Sep 9 |
1st steam engine arrives in US colonies |
Sep 22 |
Pangeran Gusti installed as sultan of Banten |
Nov 30 |
Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny |
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