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1664
| 1664 • Battle of Saint Gotthard: The Ottoman Empire is defeated by an Habsburg army led by Raimondo Montecuccoli, resulting in the Peace of Vasvár. |
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Age: 34y
1698
Age: 34y
birth of childAnn Mothershead Virginia, USA ⇓ |
| 1698 • Since the establishment of its presidencies in 1689, the British East India Company has been under constant pressure from traders who are not members of the company and are not licensed by the Crown to trade. Under a parliamentary ruling in favour of free trade, these private newcomers are able to set up a new company, called the New Company or English Company. |
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Age: 77y
1741
Age: 77y
| 1741 • Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale, Centigrade the predecessor of the Celsius scale. |