1680
May 7
| 1680 • The Swedish city of Karlskrona is founded, as the Royal Swedish Navy relocates there. |
1706
May 2
Age: 25y
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marriageJames Franklin 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1706 • English Parliament establishes the first turnpike trusts which place a length of road under the control of trustees drawn from local landowners and traders. The turnpike trusts borrow capital for road maintenance against the security of tolls and this arrangement becomes the common method of road maintenance for the next 150 years. |
1709
Dec 16
Age: 29y
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birth of childJames Franklin 7 Sources ⇓ |
| 1709 • War of the Spanish Succession: Capture of Tournai by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy. |
about
Age: 75y
1756
Age: 75y
| 1756 • Seven Years' War – Battle of Lobositz: Frederick defeats an Austrian army under Marshal Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne. |
