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1721
Oct 17
| 1721 • The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble in England publishes its findings. |
1715
Oct 24
| 1715 • Battle of Preston: Government forces defeat the Jacobite incursion at the conclusion of a five-day siege and action. |
1738
Nov 10
Age: 17y
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marriageLazarus Wengert Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Married at Host Tulpenhocken Church. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1738 • Jacques de Vaucanson presents the world's first automaton, The Flute Player (1737) to the French Academy of Sciences. |
1738
Nov 10
Age: 17y
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marriageBerks County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Host Tulpenhocken Church 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1738 • John Wesley experiences a spiritual rebirth at a Moravian Church meeting in Aldersgate in the City of London, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day. His younger brother Charles had a similar experience three days earlier. |
1747
Age: 25y
birth of childJacob Winger Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1747 • James Lind discovers that citrus fruits prevent scurvy. |
1797
Age: 75y
| 1797 • The Last invasion of Britain begins. French forces under the command of American Colonel William Tate land near Fishguard in Wales. |