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1697
| 1697 • Battle of Zenta – Prince Eugene of Savoy crushes the Ottoman army of Mustafa II and effectively ends Turkish hopes of recovering lost ground in Hungary. |
1726
Aug 31
Age: 29y
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marriageJerusha Herrick Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1726 • Supreme Privy Council is established in Russia |
1740
Aug 29
Age: 43y
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birth of childJerusha Hatch Preston, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1740 • Adam Smith enters Balliol College, Oxford. |
1751
Dec 18
Age: 55y
| 1751 • The Academy and College of Philadelphia, predecessor to the private University of Pennsylvania, opens its doors, with Benjamin Franklin as president. |