1693
| 1693 • Nine Years' War: The French fleet defeats the joint Dutch and English fleet at the Battle of Lagos off Portugal. |
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Age: 40y
1733
Age: 40y
birth of childJohn Murdock 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1733 • The election of Augustus III to succeed his father as King of Poland sparks the War of the Polish Succession. |
1779
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Age: 86y
| 1779 • Boulton and Watt's Smethwick Engine, now the oldest working engine in the world, is brought into service (May). |