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1749
Aug 19
| 1749 • The naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia is founded as the British answer to Louisbourg. |
1749
Sep 17
Age: 29d
| 1749 • The first official performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks in London finishes early due to the outbreak of fire. The piece was composed by Handel to commemorate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle which ended the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748. |
1766
May 23
Age: 16y
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marriageJames Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1766 • American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act which is very unpopular in the British colonies. The persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. The Declaratory Act asserts the right of Britain to bind the colonies in all other respects. |
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1784
Age: 34y
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birth of childDeborah Patterson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1784 • King Carlos III of the Spanish Empire authorizes land grants in Alta California. |
1825
Age: 75y
| 1825 • The Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck gains possession of Glücksburg and changes his title to Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. The line of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg later becomes the Royal House of Greece, Denmark and Norway. |