1703
| 1703 • In Japan, the revenge of the Forty-seven Ronin occurs, assassinating Daimyo Kira Yoshinaka, the enemy of their former lord Asano Naganori, at his own mansion as a vengeance. 46 of the 47 samurais commit seppuku, a ritual suicide on March 20 (February 4 in the Chinese calendar). |
1710
Age: 7y
| 1710 • In Sweden, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala is founded as the Collegium curiosorum. |
1724
Nov 22
Age: 21y
marriageRobert Van Deusen Kingston, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1724 • Catherine I of Russia is officially named czarina by her husband, Peter the Great. |
1812
May 9
Age: 109y
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birth of childJames Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • 20 – Second Battle of Polotsk – Russians attack and defeat a Franco-Bavarian force in Belarus. |
1764
Apr 21
Age: 61y
| 1764 • Immanuel Kant - Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen) |