
1737
1737 • Lancaster County Prison, Lancaster, Pennsylvania is first constructed in response to the seven violent years preceding of the ongoing Cresap's War in the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary dispute and war. |
1770
Age: 33y
marriageAnna Gertrudis Heck 1 Source ⇓ |
1770 • Gaspar de Portolà and Father Junípero Serra establish Monterey, the presidio of Alta California territory for Spain from 1777–1822, United Mexican States 1824–1846, until the California Republic. |
1770
Aug 11
Age: 33y
birth of childJohann Hofer Baumberg, Monheim, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1770 • Battle of Chesma and Battle of Larga: The Russian Empire defeats the Ottoman Empire in both battles. |
1806
Mar 18
Age: 69y
birth of childHeinrich Hofer 1 Source ⇓ |
1806 • Battle of Maida: Britain defeats the French in Calabria. |
1817
Feb 17
Age: 80y
1817 • King Ferdinand VII of Spain, by royal decree, makes the production and sale of tobacco a legal endeavor in Cuba, thus sparking the birth of the Cuban cigar industry. |