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He was a farmer who settled in Corinth, and all nine of his children were born there.
1752
Apr 3
| 1752 • Great Britain and the British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, meaning the Julian date of Wednesday, September 2 was followed by the Gregorian date of Thursday, September 14. |
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Age: 17y
1770
Age: 17y
militaryNew Hampshire, USA ⇓ Was a private in the American Revolution. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1770 • Joseph Louis Lagrange proves Bachet's Conjecture. |
1770
Sep 11
Age: 18y
| 1770 • Joseph Priestley, British chemist, recommends the use of a rubber to remove pencil marks. |
1778
Age: 25y
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birth of childJosiah J Eastman Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1778 • American Revolutionary War: In Paris the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce are signed by the United States and France, signaling official French recognition of the new republic. |
1779
Mar 1
Age: 26y
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birth of childJosiah J Eastman Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ 6 Sources ⇓ |
| 1779 • American Revolutionary War: American forces led by Commodore Dudley Saltonstall launch the Penobscot Expedition in what is now Castine, Maine, resulting in the worst naval defeat in U.S. history until Pearl Harbor. |
1790
Age: 37y
| 1790 • 11 minor states of the Austrian Netherlands which took part in the Brabant Revolution at the end of 1789 sign a Treaty of Union creating the United States of Belgium. Prime Minister of Great Britain William Pitt refuses to recognize the new confederation's independence. |
1800
Age: 47y
| 1800 • U.S. President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House). |
1810
Age: 57y
| 1810 • The Republic of West Florida declares independence from Spain. |
1830
Age: 77y
| 1830 • France invades Algeria (see French Algeria). |
1838
Mar 15
Age: 85y
| 1838 • Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. |