1773
Feb
| 1773 • In China, written work begins on the Siku Quanshu, the largest literary compilation of books in China's history (surpassing the Yongle Encyclopedia of the 15th Century). Upon completion in 1782, the books are bound in 36,381 volumes (册) with more than 79,000 chapters (卷), comprising about 2.3 million pages, and approximately 800 million Chinese characters. |
1804
Jan 5
Age: 30y
birth of childThomas T Thornton North Carolina, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1804 • First performance of Friedrich Schiller's play Wilhelm Tell, at Weimar under the direction of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. |
1810
Feb 3
Age: 37y
| 1810 • Rocky Point Manor is built in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. |