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1735
Jul 16
| 1735 • Cobalt is discovered and isolated by Georg Brandt. |
1735
Jul 20
Age: 4d
| 1735 • George Frideric Handel's opera Ariodante is premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London. |
1761
Dec 24
Age: 26y
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marriageElizabeth McCrary Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1761 • George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte are crowned. |
1767
Jul 19
Age: 32y
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birth of childThomas Munselle Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1767 • Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean is sighted from HMS Swallow by 15-year-old Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on a British Royal Navy expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret, the first definite European sighting. |
1781
Feb 1
Age: 45y
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militaryConnecticut, USA ⇓ He served eleven months in Captain John Riley's company on the Connecticut Line during the American Revolution. He was a private. The photo is a "Broadside Soliciting Recruits for the Continental Army, ca. 1775 - Connecticut Historical Society" 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1781 • Carl Wilhelm Scheele discovers tungsten. |
1790
Age: 54y
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residenceNew London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ John Munsell and John Munsell's sons Thomas and John are all living next door to each other with their families. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • The Treaty of Värälä ends the Russo-Swedish War. |
1790
Age: 54y
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residenceNew London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ John Munsell and John Munsell's sons Thomas and John are all living next door to each other with their families. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Peking opera is born when the Four Great Anhui Troupes introduce Anhui opera to Beijing in honor of the Qianlong Emperor's eightieth birthday |
1800
Age: 64y
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residenceLyme, New London, Connecticut, USA ⇓ They are living next door to their son John Munsell Jr. On the same page, some Tillotsons are also living. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1800 • U.S. President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House). |
1819
Jul 17
Age: 84y
| 1819 • Spain cedes Florida to the United States by the Adams–Onís Treaty in exchange for the American renunciation of any claims on Texas that it might have from the Louisiana Purchase and $5 million. |