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Jonathan Swift, Irish anglo-irish satirist and cleric, known for anglo-irish satirist and cleric, died on 1745-10-19.

Jonathan Swift, Irish anglo-irish satirist and cleric, known for anglo-irish satirist and cleric, died on 1745-10-19. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the creator of the fictional island of Lilliput.

Historical Significance

Jonathan Swift is Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric.

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Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric

Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric

Events Before

  1. English astronomer James Bradley announces the discovery of Earth's nutation, or wobble

    English astronomer James Bradley announces the discovery of Earth's nutation, or wobble

  2. French and Spanish fleet leave Toulon

    The Battle of Toulon took place on 21 and 22 February 1744 NS near the French Mediterranean port of Toulon.

  3. Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews)

    Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews)

  4. Battle of Toulon [Battle of Cape Sicié]: Spanish naval fleet supported by France's Levant fleet breaks through a two-yea

    Battle of Toulon [Battle of Cape Sicié]: Spanish naval fleet supported by France's Levant fleet breaks through a two-year-old British blockade of Italy, allowing the Spanish to go on the offensive against Savoy

  5. English auction house Sotheby's holds its first ever auction (of books) in London

    Sotheby's ( SUDH-ə-beez) is a British-founded multinational corporation with headquarters in New York City.

Events After

  1. Battle of Culloden: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart in th

    Battle of Culloden: Royalist troops under the Duke of Cumberland defeat the Jacobite army of Charles Edward Stuart in the final battle of the Jacobite Rising on British soil

  2. The Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao are demolished by an earthquake, killing 18,000

    The Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao are demolished by an earthquake, killing 18,000

  3. Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces

    Battle of Falkirk Muir, the Jacobites under Charles Stuart defeat Hanoverian forces

  4. French troops conquer Brussels

    French troops conquer Brussels

  5. The Duke of Cumberland's troops occupy Aberdeen

    Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (15 April 1721 [N.S.] – 31 October 1765), was the third and youngest son of George II of Great Britain and Ireland and his wife, Caroline of Ansbach.

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What happened on October 19, 1745?
Jonathan Swift, Irish anglo-irish satirist and cleric, known for anglo-irish satirist and cleric, died on 1745-10-19. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the creator of the fictional island of Lilliput.
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Jonathan Swift is Anglo-Irish satirist and cleric.
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