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1749
Aug 19
| 1749 • The naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia is founded as the British answer to Louisbourg. |
1749
Sep 17
Age: 29d
| 1749 • The first official performance of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks in London finishes early due to the outbreak of fire. The piece was composed by Handel to commemorate the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle which ended the War of the Austrian Succession in 1748. |
1766
May 23
Age: 16y
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marriageJames Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1766 • Sweden introduces its Freedom of the Press Act, becoming the first country of the world to protect freedom of the press in the Constitution and to pass wide-ranging freedom of information legislation. |
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Age: 34y
1784
Age: 34y
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birth of childDeborah Patterson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1784 • King Carlos III of the Spanish Empire authorizes land grants in Alta California. |
1825
Age: 75y
| 1825 • The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens in England. |