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1714
May 21
| 1714 • George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain and Ireland on the death of Queen Anne. |
1680
Jan 20
| 1680 • The Great Comet of 1680 is first sighted. |
1680
Jan 20
| 1680 • The Riksdag of the Estates in Sweden enacts the Great Reduction, under which fiefs granted to the Swedish nobility are returned to the Crown, and the country becomes an absolute monarchy under King Charles XI. |
1748
Apr 26
Age: 33y
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marriageHannah Hunt Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1748 • Shah Rukh becomes ruler of Greater Khorasan. |
1749
Oct
Age: 35y
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marriageHannah Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA ⇓ They had previously married in Massachusetts as well. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1749 • The naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia is founded as the British answer to Louisbourg. |
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Age: 55y
1770
Age: 55y
militaryNew Hampshire, USA ⇓ He was a PS in the American Revolution. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Marie Antoinette marries Louis-Auguste (who later becomes King Louis XVI of France). |
1803
Oct 21
Age: 89y
| 1803 • At the Cabildo building in New Orleans, Spanish representatives Governor Manuel de Salcedo and the Marqués de Casa Calvo, officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to French representative Prefect Pierre Clément de Laussat (just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase). |