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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 • Nader Shah, founder of the Afsharid dynasty, is crowned Shah of Iran. |
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 • Battle of Plassey: 3,000 troops serving with the British East India Company under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey in India. |
1784
Feb
Age: 75y
| 1784 • The Methodist Episcopal Church, USA is officially formed at the "Christmas Conference" led by Thomas Coke and Francis Asbury. |