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1753
| 1753 • Robert Wood publishes The ruins of Palmyra; otherwise Tedmor in the desart in English and French, making the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra known to the West. |
1778
Age: 25y
marriageCatherine Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ William and Catherine were first cousins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1778 • Benedict Arnold signs US oath of allegiance at Valley Forge[http://www.ushistory.org/ValleyForge/served/arnold.html US history.org] |
1779
Age: 26y
birth of childMoses Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1779 • Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service (May). |
1783
May 18
Age: 30y
birth of childMorton Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1783 • American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain acknowledges the independence of the United States of America. At this time the Spanish government does not grant diplomatic recognition. |
1785
Sep 25
Age: 32y
birth of childJane Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1785 • Music: Mozart's "Haydn" String Quartets are published. |
1790
Jan 30
Age: 37y
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birth of childWilliam Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1790 • Inventor Samuel Hopkins becomes the first to be issued a U.S. patent (for an improved method of making potash). |
1792
Apr 20
Age: 39y
birth of childRebecca Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1792 • Barthelemy Catherine Joubert, later general, becomes sub-lieutenant. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1794 • The Ayrshire (Earl of Carrick's Own) Yeomanry, a British Yeomanry Cavalry Regiment, is formed by the Earl of Cassillis at Culzean Castle, Ayrshire. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
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birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1794 • The University of Tennessee is established at Knoxville. |
1797
Age: 44y
birth of childHenry Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1797 • The Last invasion of Britain begins. French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales. |
1801
Age: 48y
birth of childAnn Nancy Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1801 • Thomas Jefferson succeeds John Adams as President of the United States of America. |
1801
Age: 48y
birth of childSusan Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1801 • An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved, when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. |
1804
Feb 4
Age: 51y
birth of childJames M Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1804 • World population reaches 1 billion people. |
1820
Age: 67y
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residenceJessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ John Bourn and William Bourn lived right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • The statue of the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos, c.150 BC-125 BC) is discovered on the Greek island of Milos by a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas. |
1826
Aug 3
Age: 73y
| 1826 • Unitarian Bernardino Rivadavia becomes the first President of Argentina. |