-18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
-18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
-18] Tax revolt in Gorinchem
Events Before
British admiral Samuel Hood (24) weds Susannah Linzee in Portsmouth, England
British admiral Samuel Hood (24) weds Susannah Linzee in Portsmouth, England
US revolutionary Samuel Adams (27) weds Elizabeth Checkley
US revolutionary Samuel Adams (27) weds Elizabeth Checkley
Founding Father of the United States Roger Sherman (28) weds first wife Elizabeth Hartwell in Massachusetts
Founding Father of the United States Roger Sherman (28) weds first wife Elizabeth Hartwell in Massachusetts
Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre
Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre, London, whose inevitable non-appearance caused a riot. It's alleged the Duke of Montagu perpetrated the fiasco to win a bet.
Events After
Pennsylvania Hospital founded by Dr. Thomas Bond and Benjamin Franklin, in Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political…
First international world title prizefight: Jack Stack of England defeats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 minutes in
First international world title prizefight: Jack Stack of England defeats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 minutes in England
First publication of Thomas Gray's poem "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard"
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751.
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself King of Sweden
Adolf (or Adolph) Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik; German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771.
More from the 1750s
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names ac
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus
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Betsy Ross is born
Betsy Ross upholsterer, known for american upholsterer, was born on 1752-01-01. Elizabeth Griscom Ross, also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, was an American…
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plan
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia, until his death in 1799 [1]
British Museum opens at Montagu House in London
Montagu House (sometimes spelled "Montague") was a late 17th-century mansion in Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district of London, which became the first home of the British Museum.