1693
| 1693 • Dimitrie Cantemir presents his Kitâbu 'İlmi'l-Mûsiki alâ Vechi'l-Hurûfât (The Book of the Science of Music through Letters) to Sultan Ahmed II, which deals with melodic and rhythmic structure and practice of Ottoman music and contains the scores for around 350 works composed during and before his own time in an alphabetical notation system he invented. |
1723
Age: 30y
birth of childJames Givens County Antrim, Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1723 • The Province of Carolina incorporates Beaufort, North Carolina, as the "Port of Beaufort", making it the third incorporated town in the province. |
1790
Oct 22
Age: 97y
| 1790 • In New York City the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time. |