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1735
| 1735 • George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante is premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. |
1760
Age: 25y
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birth of childHenry Frakes Jr. Greene County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Warburg: The Anglo-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick storms Warburg, with a heroic role being played by the English commander Lord Granby. |
1764
Age: 29y
marriageEleanor Watkins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • Battle of Buxar: The British East India Company defeats the combined armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, the Nawab of Awadh, and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. |
after
Sep 19
Age: 63y
1798
Sep 19
Age: 63y
| 1798 • Irish republicans and nationalists, known as the Society of United Irishmen, launch a rebellion against British rule in expectation of support from France. The United Irishmen are unique amongst Irish nationalist movements in that they unify Catholics and Protestants around republican ideals. The rebellion rages sporadically but is defeated by the British by October. |