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1764
Jul 12
| 1764 • English scholar Edward Gibbon conceives the idea of writing The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire "as I sat musing amid the ruins of the Capitol". |
1764
Jul 29
Age: 17d
| 1764 • The French government withdraws the wartime taxes. |
1786
Jan 15
Age: 21y
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marriageGrietje Margrieta Van Deusen 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1786 • Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. November 30 is therefore commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day. |
1786
Nov 12
Age: 22y
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birth of childCornelius Van Deusen Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ He named his first two children James and Elizabeth, the names of his maternal grandparents, then his daughter Margaret, the Americanized name of his wife. His son John's name is likely an Americanization of Johannes, his paternal grandfather's name. Isaac and Matthew's names could have come from his wife's family, as they are both her brother's names. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1786 • The Cabinet of Great Britain approves the establishment of a penal colony at Botany Bay in Australia. |
1790
Jun 26
Age: 25y
birth of childElizabeth Van Deusen Claverack, Columbia, New York, USA ⇓ |
| 1790 • The Convention of Reichenbach is signed between Prussia and Austria. |
1803
Age: 38y
birth of childJohn V Van Deusen |
| 1803 • The L'Aigle meteorite falls in Normandy, causing a shift in scientific opinion on the origin of meteorites. |
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Mar 22
Age: 82y
1847
Mar 22
Age: 82y
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deathNo death date given, only that his will was recorded Mar 22 1847. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1847 • The Ottoman Empire cedes Abadan Island to the Persian Empire. |