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1753
| 1753 • Robert Wood publishes The ruins of Palmyra; otherwise Tedmor in the desart in English and French, making the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra known to the West. |
1778
Age: 25y
marriageCatherine Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ William and Catherine were first cousins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1778 • American Revolutionary War: French invasion of Dominica captures the British fort there before the latter is aware that France has entered the war in the Franco-American alliance. |
1783
May 18
Age: 30y
birth of childMorton Bourne Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1783 • Newburgh Conspiracy: A potential uprising in the Continental Army stationed at Newburgh, New York, is defused when George Washington asks the officers to support the supremacy of the United States Congress. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
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birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1794 • Battle of Maciejowice: Forces of the Russian Empire defeat Polish supporters of the Kościuszko Uprising; Tadeusz Kościuszko is wounded and captured. |
1794
Jun 5
Age: 41y
birth of childJohn Davis Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1794 • General Antoni Madaliński, a commander of the National Cavalry in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, disobeys an order from the ruling Russian Empire and Kingdom of Prussia imposing demobilization, advancing his troops from Ostrołęka to Kraków. |
1801
Age: 48y
birth of childAnn Nancy Bourne Jessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1801 • An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved, when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. |
1820
Age: 67y
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residenceJessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ John Bourn and William Bourn lived right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • A Constitutionalist insurrection breaks out at Oporto, Portugal. |
1826
Aug 3
Age: 73y
| 1826 • Greek War of Independence: Attempted Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani begins. |