1698
| 1698 • In an effort to move his people away from Asiatic customs, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards: all men except priests and peasants are required to pay a tax of 100 rubles a year; commoners are required to pay one kopeck each. |
1735
Age: 37y
| 1735 • Alexander Pope's poem Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot published in London. |