French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's most remote island, 1,700 km from Antarctica in the South Atlantic Ocean [1]
French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's mo
French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's most remote island, 1,700 km from Antarctica in the South Atlantic Ocean [1]
Events Before
John Wesley is converted, launching the Methodist movement, celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day
John Wesley (28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as…
Marriage of Maria Amalia of Saxony (13) to Charles, King of Naples and Sicily (22) at Portella
Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788.
Parliament sends an address to the king requesting that he demand redress from Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)
Parliament sends an address to the king requesting that he demand redress from Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)
Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid
Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") founded in Madrid
Britain sends a fleet to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies
Britain sends a fleet to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Indies
Events After
Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
British Parliament passes the Plantation Act, naturalizing foreign Protestants and others residing for seven years or mo
British Parliament passes the Plantation Act, naturalizing foreign Protestants and others residing for seven years or more in any of Britain's American colonies
King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion & freedom of the press
King Frederik II of Prussia ends torture and guarantees religion & freedom of the press
Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne
Jews are expelled from Little Russia by order of Tsarina Anne
Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV
Prospero Lambertini chosen Pope Benedictus XIV
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- French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's most remote island, 1,700 km from Antarctica in the South Atlantic Ocean [1]