1750
1750 • Ahmad Shah Bahadur's army, retreating from Persia, reportedly loses 18,000 men near what is present-day Herat, Afghanistan from cold in a single night. |
1764
Apr
Age: 14y
birth of childJames Summerville Tyrone County, Ireland ⇓ Near Belfast. 1 Source ⇓ |
1764 • Immanuel Kant - Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime (Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und Erhabenen) |
1811
Age: 61y
immigrationRockville, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Samuel Simmeral and his wife immigrated from County Down near Lisburn, North Ireland, to America in 1811 to join their son, James. 1 Source ⇓ |
1811 • Italian scientist Amedeo Avogadro publishes his memoire about the molecular content of gases. |
1820
Age: 70y
1820 • Anchor coinage is issued for use in some British colonies. |