1737
| 1737 • In Britain the Theatrical Licensing Act requires plays to be submitted to the Lord Chamberlain for censorship. |
1770
Age: 33y
marriageAnna Gertrudis Heck 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • The Baron d'Holbach's (anonymous) materialist work Le Système de la Nature ou Des Loix du Monde Physique et du Monde Moral is produced in Neuchâtel. |
1770
Aug 11
Age: 33y
birth of childJohann Hofer Baumberg, Monheim, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • First voyage of James Cook: Captain Cook determines that New Holland (Australia) is not contiguous with New Guinea and claims the whole of its eastern coast for Great Britain, later naming it all New South Wales. |
1806
Mar 18
Age: 69y
birth of childHeinrich Hofer 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1806 • Battle of Schleiz: First clash of the Franco-Prussian conflict. The Prussian army is easily defeated by a more numerous French force. |
1817
Feb 17
Age: 80y
| 1817 • The town of Araraquara, Brazil is founded. |