1739
May 27
| 1739 • Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor. |
1768
Jan 14
Age: 28y
| 1768 • Philip Astley stages the first modern circus, with acrobats on galloping horses, in London. |
1768
Aug
Age: 29y
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birth of childRosanna Goodrich 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1768 • Louis XV of France appoints René de Maupeou as chancellor and orders him to crush the judicial opposition. |
1814
Apr 5
Age: 74y
| 1814 • War of 1812: General Phineas Riall advances toward Niagara Falls, Ontario to halt Jacob Brown's American invaders. |