1724
birthBorn in either Loudoun County, Virginia, USA or Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA |
| 1724 • Catherine I of Russia is officially named czarina by her husband, Peter the Great. |
1760
Apr 22
Age: 36y
marriageMary Etta Brown Loudoun County, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Warburg: The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the English commander Lord Granby. |
1773
Jun 20
Age: 49y
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birth of childMary Carlyle Virginia, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1773 • Istanbul Technical University is established (under the name of Royal School of Naval Engineering) as the world's first comprehensive institution of higher learning dedicated to engineering education. |
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Sep 8
Age: 76y
1800
Sep 8
Age: 76y
deathLoudoun County, Virginia, USA ⇓ "Certificate granted Mary CARLILE with John HENRY and George McMANAMY her securities and $1,000 bond for obtaining Letters of Administration on estate of David CARLILE dec'd. John BROWN, George BROWN, Richard THATCHER and James BRADFIELD to appraise estate and make report to the Court." John Henry had also inventoried the estate of James Brown, Mary's father. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1800 • Alessandro Volta describes his new invention, the voltaic pile, the first chemical battery, in a letter to the Royal Society of London. |