1730
Oct 12
| 1730 • Construction of the Ladoga Canal linking the Neva and Svir Rivers, one of the first major navigable canals constructed in Russia, is completed. |
1742
Sep 21
Age: 11y
| 1742 • Charles Jervas's English translation of Don Quixote is published posthumously. Through a printer's error, the translator's name is printed as 'Charles Jarvis', leading the book to forever be known as the Jarvis translation. It is acclaimed as the most faithful English rendering of the novel made up to that time. |
1756
Nov 22
Age: 26y
marriageCharity Williams Wilmington, Delaware, USA ⇓ |
| 1756 • Seven Years' War: The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France. |
1813
Aug 26
Age: 82y
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birth of childMichael Plaster Martin County, Indiana, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1813 • George Hamilton-Gordon serves as ambassador extraordinaire in Vienna. |
1803
Nov
Age: 73y