1701
Dec 28
| 1701 • The Act of Settlement 1701 is passed by the Parliament of England to exclude the Catholic Stuarts from the British monarchy. Under its terms, King William III, childless, would be succeeded by Queen Mary II's sister Princess Anne and her descendants. If Anne should have no descendants, she would be succeeded by Sophia of Hanover and her descendants (hence the Hanoverian Succession in 1714). |
1737
Age: 34y
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birth of childAbraham Van Buren Albany, New York, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • Our Lady of Guadalupe is designated the patron saint of Mexico City. |
1766
Age: 63y
| 1766 • Meermin slave mutiny: captive Malagasy people seize a Dutch East India Company slave ship in the Indian Ocean. |