1774
| 1774 • Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca with Russian victory, ending six years of war. The treaty gives Russia the right to intervene in Ottoman politics to protect its Christian subjects. |
1787
Age: 13y
| 1787 • Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts fails. |
1806
May
Age: 32y
marriageDeborah Patterson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1806 • Francis II, the last Holy Roman Emperor, abdicates, thus ending the Holy Roman Empire after about a millennium. |
1810
Oct 5
Age: 36y
birth of childJanetta Wilson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1810 • First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. |
1838
Aug 27
Age: 64y
| 1838 • Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. |
burialRockbridge County, Virginia, USA ⇓ At the High Bridge church cemetery. 1 Source ⇓ |