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1680
| 1680 • Pueblo Revolt: Pueblo Indians capture Santa Fe (New Mexico) from the Spanish. |
1740
Nov 18
Age: 60y
birth of childMary Etta Brown New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1740 • The North Carolina General Assembly incorporates the town of Newton as Wilmington, North Carolina, named for Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, and patron of Royal Governor Gabriel Johnston. |
1760
May 2
Age: 80y
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willTewksbury, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA ⇓ He mentions his wife Margaret, and in his will David Carlisle is an executor. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1760 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Legnica: By a series of brilliant maneuvers, Frederick the Great manages to defeat the Austrian army of Marshal Laudon before it can unite with that of Marshal Daun. |
1764
Age: 84y
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deathSomerset County, New Jersey, USA ⇓ His will was proved that year. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1764 • Immanuel Kant - Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen) |