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1695
May 7
| 1695 • The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of the Parliament of Scotland. |
1715
Jun 29
Age: 20y
| 1715 • A total solar eclipse is seen across southern England, Sweden and Finland (the last total eclipse visible in London for almost 900 years). |
1717
May 16
Age: 22y
residenceHaverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ⇓ "Josiah Heath Junior of Haverhill for six pounds received of my Son in Law John Davis of the same place, sells him one and a half acres of land in Haverhill, bounded on Wm Whiticker, 16 May 1717; witnesses Hannah Heath, Benjamin Emerson" 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1717 • The Whydah Gally, flagship of "Black Sam" Bellamy, is wrecked in a storm off Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The Whydah sinks with a reputed four and a half tons of treasure on board, and all but two of her crew are lost, including Bellamy. |
1722
Feb 5
Age: 26y
| 1722 • Battle of Gulnabad in Persia: Pashtun people of Afghanistan led by Mahmud Hotaki decisively defeat forces of the Persian Safavid dynasty, precipitating its fall. |
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Age: 60y
1756
Age: 60y
deathMassachusetts, USA ⇓ It can be assumed that she died before the date of her husband's will, in which he mentions his second wife Sarah. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1756 • Frederick II of Prussia forces his country's peasants to grow the unpopular and obscure potato. |