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1696
Jan 24
| 1696 • Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act. |
1723
Jun 22
Age: 27y
marriageAnna Elisabetha Rettich Neunkirchen ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1723 • The Province of Carolina incorporates New Bern as Newbern (the town later becomes the capital of North Carolina). |
1730
Age: 33y
birth of childEva Elisabetha Beilstein Brandau, Dieburg, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1730 • Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, retires from his role in the government of Great Britain, leaving Robert Walpole as sole and undisputed leader of the Cabinet (i.e., prime minister). In the new Walpole Ministry, Sir William Strickland, 4th Baronet, becomes Secretary at War, and Henry Pelham is Paymaster of the Forces. Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington briefly becomes Lord Privy Seal. |
1759
Mar 21
Age: 63y
| 1759 • The Guinness Brewery is founded by Arthur Guinness in St. James's Gate, Dublin, Ireland. |