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1697
| 1697 • The Royal African Company loses its monopoly on the slave trade. |
1726
Aug 31
Age: 29y
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marriageJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1726 • Muhammad bin Saud becomes head of the House of Saud. |
1740
Aug 29
Age: 43y
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birth of childJerusha Hatch Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1740 • The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the town of Newton as Wilmington, North Carolina, named for Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, and patron of Royal Governor Gabriel Johnston. |
1751
Dec 18
Age: 55y
| 1751 • The Pennsylvania legislature grants a charter to Benjamin Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond for the establishment in Philadelphia of the first hospital in the Colonies. |