1750
| 1750 • First number of Samuel Johnson's The Rambler appears. |
1764
Apr
Age: 14y
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birth of childJames Summerville Tyrone County, Ireland ⇓ Near Belfast. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • Horace Walpole - The Castle of Otranto "a story, translated by William Marshal, Gent., from the original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto", the first Gothic novel |
1811
Age: 61y
immigrationRockville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Samuel Simmeral and his wife immigrated from County Down near Lisburn, North Ireland, to America in 1811 to join their son, James. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1811 • Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry service, between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. |
1820
Age: 70y
| 1820 • Revolution breaks out in Lisbon against John VI of Portugal. |