1750
| 1750 • The King of Dahomey has income of 250,000 pounds from the overseas export of slaves. |
1764
Apr
Age: 14y
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birth of childJames Summerville Tyrone County, Ireland ⇓ Near Belfast. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • English scholar Edward Gibbon conceives the idea of writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire "as I sat musing amid the ruins of the Capitol". |
1811
Age: 61y
immigrationRockville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Samuel Simmeral and his wife immigrated from County Down near Lisburn, North Ireland, to America in 1811 to join their son, James. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps, |
1820
Age: 70y
| 1820 • 86 free African American colonists sail from New York City to Freetown, Sierra Leone. |