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Decree issued in Paderborn, Prussia, allows for the annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods

Decree issued in Paderborn, Prussia, allows for the annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods

Decree issued in Paderborn, Prussia, allows for the annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods

Events Before

  1. British admiral Samuel Hood (24) weds Susannah Linzee in Portsmouth, England

    British admiral Samuel Hood (24) weds Susannah Linzee in Portsmouth, England

  2. US revolutionary Samuel Adams (27) weds Elizabeth Checkley

    US revolutionary Samuel Adams (27) weds Elizabeth Checkley

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  1. 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…

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)

    First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)

  5. 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.

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