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Coronation of 12-year-old Peter II Alexeyevich as Tsar of Russia takes place in Moscow

Coronation of 12-year-old Peter II Alexeyevich as Tsar of Russia takes place in Moscow

Coronation of 12-year-old Peter II Alexeyevich as Tsar of Russia takes place in Moscow

Events Before

  1. 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…

  2. 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

  3. Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover

    Denmark signs Covenant of Hannover

  4. Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia

    Jews are expelled from Ukraine by Empress Catherine I of Russia

  5. 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

  1. 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)

  2. 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

  3. Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil

    Diamonds found in Minas Geras, Brazil

  4. 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...

  5. 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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