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1753
| 1753 • Coining of the term "anthropomorphism" |
1778
Age: 25y
marriageCatherine Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ William and Catherine were first cousins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1778 • The term "thoroughbred" is first used in the United States in an advertisement in a Kentucky gazette to describe a New Jersey stallion called Pilgarlick. |
1779
Age: 26y
birth of childMoses Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1779 • American Revolutionary War: In support of the U.S., Spain declares war on England. |
1783
May 18
Age: 30y
birth of childMorton Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1783 • In Spain, the Cedula of Population is signed, stating that anyone who will swear fealty to Spain and is of the Roman Catholic faith is welcome to populate Trinidad and Tobago. |
1785
Sep 25
Age: 32y
birth of childJane Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
1790
Jan 30
Age: 37y
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birth of childWilliam Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1790 • The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia, the capital district of the United States. |
1792
Apr 20
Age: 39y
birth of childRebecca Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1792 • William Murdoch begins experimenting with gas lighting. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1794 • Britain agrees to evacuate border forts in the Northwest Territory (roughly the area north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi) and thereby end British support for the Indians. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
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birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1794 • September 6 – Kościuszko Uprising – Siege of Warsaw: The Polish people resist a siege by armies of the Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia. |
1797
Age: 44y
birth of childHenry Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1797 • First Coalition: Napoleon I of France conquers Venice, ending the city and Republic of Venice's 1,100 years of independence. The last doge of Venice, Ludovico Manin, steps down. |
1801
Age: 48y
birth of childAnn Nancy Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1801 • Toussaint Louverture promulgates a reforming constitution for Santo Domingo, declaring himself emperor for life of the entire island of Hispaniola and nominally abolishing slavery. |
1801
Age: 48y
birth of childSusan Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1801 • The first edition of New-York Evening Post is printed. |
1804
Feb 4
Age: 51y
birth of childJames M Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1804 • Forty merchantmen are wrecked when a convoy led by the HMS Apollo runs aground off Portugal. |
1820
Age: 67y
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residenceJessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ John Bourn and William Bourn lived right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Robert Owen devises the labour voucher. |
1826
Aug 3
Age: 73y
| 1826 • Samuel Morey patents an internal combustion engine. |