1750
| 1750 • First number of Samuel Johnson's The Rambler appears. |
1775
May 11
Age: 25y
marriageAnna Helena Wierich 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1775 • American Revolution: Burning of Falmouth by ships of the Royal Navy commanded by Henry Mowat, who had been humiliated by local militiamen on May 9th. |
1776
Age: 26y
birth of childAnna Margaretha Eller Baumberg, Monheim, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1776 • American Revolution: Marquis de Lafayette attempts to enter the American military as a major general. |
1800
Aug 7
Age: 50y
| 1800 • Fort William College is established by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India, in Calcutta to promote Bengali, Hindi and other vernaculars of the Indian subcontinent. |