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1720
birthFredericksburg, Virginia, USA ⇓ This is an estimate based on births of children. |
| 1720 • The Town on Queen Anne's Creek, North Carolina is renamed Edenton in honor of North Carolina Governor Charles Eden; it is incorporated in 1722. |
1737
Age: 17y
marriageJohn Bourne Jr. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1737 • The planet Venus passes in front of Mercury. The event is witnessed during the evening hours by the amateur astronomer John Bevis at the Royal Greenwich Observatory. As of 2006, it is still the only such planet/planet occultation that has been directly observed. |
1765
Sep
Age: 45y
birth of childCatherine Bourne Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1765 • Josef II becomes Holy Roman Emperor. |
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Age: 92y
1812
Age: 92y
| 1812 • War of 1812: Tecumseh's Indian force ambushes Thomas Van Horne's 200 Americans at Brownstone Creek, causing them to flee and retreat. |