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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
Jan 20
| 1680 • The Swedish city of Karlskrona is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there. |
1748
Apr 26
Age: 33y
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marriageHannah Hunt Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1748 • Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh. |
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 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. |
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Age: 55y
1770
Age: 55y
militaryNew Hampshire, USA ⇓ He was a PS in the American Revolution. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Boston Massacre: Eleven Americans are shot, five fatally, by British troops in an event that helps start the American Revolutionary War five years later. |
1803
Oct 21
Age: 89y
| 1803 • William Wordsworth writes "Upon Westminster Bridge." |