1680
May 7
| 1680 • The Great Comet of 1680 is first sighted. |
1706
May 2
Age: 25y
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marriageJames Franklin 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1706 • Concluding that Emperor Iyasus I of Ethiopia has abdicated by retiring to a monastery, a council of high officials appoint Tekle Haymanot I Emperor of Ethiopia. |
1709
Dec 16
Age: 29y
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birth of childJames Franklin 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1709 • Johann Friedrich Böttger reports the first production of hard-paste porcelain in Europe, at Dresden. |
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Age: 75y
1756
Age: 75y
| 1756 • Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers. |