1750
| 1750 • Traveller Jonas Hanway leaves St. Petersburg to return home via Germany and the Netherlands. Later the same year, Hanway reputedly becomes the first Englishman to use an umbrella (a French fashion). |
1775
May 11
Age: 25y
marriageAnna Helena Wierich 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1775 • American Revolution: Burning of Falmouth by ships of the Royal Navy commanded by Henry Mowat, who had been humiliated by local militiamen on May 9th. |
1776
Age: 26y
birth of childAnna Margaretha Eller Baumberg, Monheim, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1776 • Scottish economist Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations in London. |
1800
Aug 7
Age: 50y
| 1800 • A public plebiscite in France confirms Napoleon as First Consul by a substantial majority. |