1702
Oct
| 1702 • Battle of Flint River: failed attack by Spanish and Apalachee Indian forces against Creek Indians supported by English traders in what is now the state of Georgia. |
1731
Sep 11
Age: 28y
immigrationArrived on the ship the "Pennsylvania Merchant" |
| 1731 • Royal Colony of North Carolina Governor George Burrington asks the North Carolina General Assembly to pass an act establishing a town on the Cape Fear River, in what is seen as a political move to shift the power away from the powerful Cape Fear plantation class. The town is laid out in 1733 and incorporated as Wilmington in 1740. |
1745
Dec
Age: 43y
birth of childPhilip Crick Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1745 • War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Melle – The French are victorious in an engagement against the Pragmatic Allies. |
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Apr
Age: 81y
1784
Apr
Age: 81y
| 1784 • The India Act requires that the governor general be chosen from outside the British East India Company and it makes company directors subject to parliamentary supervision. |