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1726
| 1726 • Voltaire begins exile in England. |
1727
Feb 1
Age: 1y
christeningAlbany, New York, USA ⇓ At the first Dutch Reformed Church. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1727 • History of the Moravian Church: The 18th century renewal: Brotherly Agreement adopted by the Moravian Church community at Herrnhut under the influence of Count Nicolaus Zinzendorf, the beginning of the Church's renewal. |
1750
May 29
Age: 24y
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marriageJohannes Van Deusen Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 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). |
1754
Sep 27
Age: 28y
birth of childGloude Van Deusen |
| 1754 • Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity. |
1757
Dec 27
Age: 32y
birth of childCornelis Van Deusen |
| 1757 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Breslau: An Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine defeats the Prussian army of Wilhelm of Brunswick-Bevern and forces the Prussians behind the Oder. |
1759
Aug 15
Age: 33y
birth of childAriaentje Van Deusen |
| 1759 • Battle of Pondicherry: An inconclusive naval battle is fought off the coast of India between the French Admiral d'Aché and the British under George Pocock. The French forces are badly damaged and sail home, never to return. |
1761
Nov 14
Age: 35y
birth of childJohn Van Deusen |
| 1761 • George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte are crowned. |
1764
Jul 12
Age: 38y
birth of childJacobus Van Deusen Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • The Sugar Act is passed. |
1803
Age: 77y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen |
| 1803 • The L'Aigle meteorite falls in Normandy, causing a shift in scientific opinion on the origin of meteorites. |
1767
Oct 14
Age: 41y
| 1767 • William Tryon, governor of the Royal Colony of North Carolina, signs a contract with architect John Hawks to build Tryon Palace, a lavish Georgian style governor's mansion on the New Bern waterfront. |