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Aurangzeb dies

Aurangzeb dies

Aurangzeb dies

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Aurangzeb

Events Before

  1. Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia and Saxon forces, one of Swedish's Greatest victories in the Great Northe

    Battle at Fraustadt: Swedish army beats Russia and Saxon forces, one of Swedish's Greatest victories in the Great Northern War

  2. Vienna's Wiener Stadtbank established

    The Wiener Stadtbank or Wiener Stadtbanco (lit. 'Municipal Bank of Vienna') was an Austrian municipal bank which in 1762 became the first note-issuing bank of the Habsburg monarchy.

  3. Tekle Haymanot I takes the throne as Emperor of Ethiopia, upon the retirement and/or abdication of his father, Iyasu I,

    Tekle Haymanot I takes the throne as Emperor of Ethiopia, upon the retirement and/or abdication of his father, Iyasu I, at 21

  4. Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne and Bavaria

    Emperor Jozef I becomes monarch of Cologne and Bavaria

  5. Benjamin Franklin is born

    Benjamin Franklin founding father and polymath, known for american founding father and polymath, was born on 1706-01-17. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S.

Events After

  1. Future Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (32) marries Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (16) at the church of Sa

    Future Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (32) marries Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (16) at the church of Santa María del Mar, Barcelona

  2. Great Northern War: Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, the turning point in the w

    Great Northern War: Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, the turning point in the war

  3. Spanish treasure fleet led by the San José and loaded with gold, sinks after a British squadron attacks off the coast of

    Spanish treasure fleet led by the San José and loaded with gold, sinks after a British squadron attacks off the coast of Colombia (rediscovered in 2015)

  4. Slave revolt in Newton, Long Island NY results in 11 deaths

    Slave revolt in Newton, Long Island NY results in 11 deaths

  5. James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, attempts to land at Firth of Forth, Scotland, but is turned away by the Br

    James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, attempts to land at Firth of Forth, Scotland, but is turned away by the British Royal Navy

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