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1708
Oct 9
| 1708 • Johann Sebastian Bach is appointed as chamber musician and organist at the court in Weimar, Germany. |
1736
Oct 10
Age: 28y
| 1736 • December 26 - Andrew Michael Ramsay gave an oration in which he related the heritage and internationalism of Freemasonry to that of the Crusades. |
1757
Aug
Age: 48y
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militaryHe served in the French and Indian War. Benjamin King marched on the alarm of Aug. 1757, and served in campaign of 1761. The drawing is of a conference between "French and Indian leaders around a ceremonial fire". The French and Indian War was between the English and French colonies, with both sides depending upon Native American allies and support from their parent countries. In 1756, France and Britain formally declared war against each other. Ultimately Britain would claim victory, having 2 million settlers compared to France’s sixty thousand. The result “was one of the most significant developments in a century of Anglo-French conflict.” France would give up all territory east of the Mississippi River to Britain, and give French Louisiana to Spain, as recompense for Spain loosing Florida to Britain. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1757 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Kolin: Frederick is defeated by an Austrian army under Marshal Daun, forcing him to evacuate Bohemia. |
1784
Feb
Age: 75y
| 1784 • Benjamin Franklin tries in vain to persuade the French to alter their clocks in winter to take advantage of the daylight. |