Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in Lower Manhattan to build the city's first synagogue
Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in Lower Manhattan to build the city's first syn
Congregation Shearith Israel of New York purchases a lot on Mill Street in Lower Manhattan to build the city's first synagogue
Events Before
James Wolfe is born
James Wolfe army officer, known for british army officer, was born on 1727-01-02. Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training…
American philosopher and scholar-pastor Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont (17), until his death in 1758
American philosopher and scholar-pastor Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont (17), until his death in 1758
Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover
Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia
Peter II becomes Tsar of Russia aged 11
Peter II Alexeyevich (23 October 1715 – 30 January 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until 1730, when he died at the age of 14.
Events After
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Johann Sebastian Bach's "St Matthew Passion" premieres at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany)
Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st American nun, takes her vows in New Orleans
Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil
North Carolina becomes a royal colony
The Province of Carolina was a colony of the Kingdom of England (1663–1707) and later the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1712) that existed in North America from 1663 until the Carolinas were...
Town of Baltimore is founded in the British North American colony of the Province of Maryland
Town of Baltimore is founded in the British North American colony of the Province of Maryland
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James Wolfe is born
James Wolfe army officer, known for british army officer, was born on 1727-01-02. Major-General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer known for his training…
Spanish King Philip V abdicates the throne in favor of his 17-year-old son Louis I; he returns to rule in September afte
Spanish King Philip V abdicates the throne in favor of his 17-year-old son Louis I; he returns to rule in September after Louis dies of smallpox
Edmond Halley is appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory
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Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Johann Sebastian Bach dedicates his Brandenburg Concertos to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
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