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1740
1740 • Pope Benedict XIV succeeds Pope Clement XII as the 247th pope. |
1756
Nov 22
Age: 16y
marriageMichael Plaster Wilmington, Delaware, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1756 • Seven Years' War: The French invade Minorca, at this time under British control. |
1813
Aug 26
Age: 73y
birth of childMichael Plaster Martin County, Indiana, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
1813 • Mathieu Orfila publishes his groundbreaking Traité des poisons, formalizing the field of toxicology. |
1804
Age: 64y
1804 • William Pitt the Younger begins his second term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |