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1680
| 1680 • The Great Comet of 1680 is first sighted. |
1740
Nov 18
Age: 60y
birth of childMary Etta Brown New Jersey, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1740 • Frederick II of Prussia invades the Habsburg possession of Silesia, starting the War of the Austrian Succession. |
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 • The British Royal Navy ship HMS Royal Katherine runs aground off Bolt Head in England with the loss of 699 lives. |
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) |