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1714
May 21
| 1714 • Treaty of Rastatt signed between Austria and France concluding the War of the Spanish Succession between them. Austria receives from Spain, Spanish territories in Italy – the Kingdom of Naples, Duchy of Milan and Kingdom of Sardinia – as well as the Southern Netherlands; and from France Freiburg and Landau. The Austrian Habsburg Empire reaches its largest territorial extent yet with Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, succeeding Philip V of Spain as ruler in the ceded territories. |
1680
Jan 20
| 1680 • The Swedish city of Karlskrona is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there. |
1680
Jan 20
| 1680 • The Great Comet of 1680 is first sighted. |
1748
Apr 26
Age: 33y
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marriageHannah Hunt Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1748 • War of the Austrian Succession: The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war. Great Britain obtains Madras, in India, from France, in exchange for the fortress of Louisbourg in Canada. |
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 • Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. |
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Age: 55y
1770
Age: 55y
militaryNew Hampshire, USA ⇓ He was a PS in the American Revolution. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Joseph Louis Lagrange proves Bachet's Conjecture. |
1803
Oct 21
Age: 89y
| 1803 • The L'Aigle meteorite falls in Normandy, causing a shift in scientific opinion on the origin of meteorites. |