1768
| 1768 • Louis Antoine de Bougainville discovers the Bougainville Strait and Bougainville Island. |
1797
Age: 29y
marriageAbigail Cadigan County Cork, Ireland ⇓ |
| 1797 • Horatio Nelson is wounded at the Battle of Santa Cruz, losing an arm. |
1798
Age: 30y
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birth of childJohn J Buckley County Cork, Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1798 • French troops land at Kilcummin in County Mayo to assist the Irish rebellion. |
1851
Age: 83y
| 1851 • The Immortal Game, a famous chess match, is played between Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky during a break in the first international tournament, held in London. |