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1696
Jan 24
| 1696 • In England, the ship HMS Royal Sovereign (formerly HMS Sovereign of the Seas, 1638) catches fire and burns at Chatham, after 57 years of service. |
1723
Jun 22
Age: 27y
marriageAnna Elisabetha Rettich Neunkirchen ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1723 • The Treaty of St. Petersburg is signed. |
1730
Age: 33y
birth of childEva Elisabetha Beilstein Brandau, Dieburg, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1730 • Mahmud I (1730–1754) succeeds Ahmed III (1703–1730) as Ottoman Emperor. |
1759
Mar 21
Age: 63y
| 1759 • Battle of Quiberon Bay: The British fleet of Sir Edward Hawke defeats a French fleet under Marshal de Conflans near the coast of Brittany. This is the decisive naval engagement of the Seven Years' War – after this, the French are no longer able to field a significant fleet. |