Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
Events Before
British PM William Pitt the Elder (46) weds Lady Hester Grenville (34) in Argyle Street, London
British PM William Pitt the Elder (46) weds Lady Hester Grenville (34) in Argyle Street, London
Columbia University is founded as King's College in New York City
Columbia College is the oldest undergraduate college of Columbia University, a private Ivy League research university in New York City.
Riot at burial of Orangist leader Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
Riot at burial of Orangist leader Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
British writer Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English Whig politician, writer, historian and antiquarian. He had Strawberry Hill House...
Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain
Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain
Events After
Prime Minister of Great Britain Frederick North (24) weds heiress Anne Speke
Prime Minister of Great Britain Frederick North (24) weds heiress Anne Speke
Frontiersman Daniel Boone (21) weds Rebecca Bryan (17) in Yadkin River, North Carolina
Frontiersman Daniel Boone (21) weds Rebecca Bryan (17) in Yadkin River, North Carolina
Britain and Prussia sign the Treaty of Westminster, agreeing to respect each other's European territories
Britain and Prussia sign the Treaty of Westminster, agreeing to respect each other's European territories
St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in NYC at the Crown & Thistle Tavern
St. Patrick's Day is first celebrated in NYC at the Crown & Thistle Tavern
Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians
Governor Glen of South Carolina protests against 900 Acadia indians
More from the 1750s
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names ac
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus
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Betsy Ross is born
Betsy Ross upholsterer, known for american upholsterer, was born on 1752-01-01. Elizabeth Griscom Ross, also known by her second and third married names, Ashburn and Claypoole, was an American…
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plan
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia, until his death in 1799 [1]
British Museum opens at Montagu House in London
Montagu House (sometimes spelled "Montague") was a late 17th-century mansion in Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district of London, which became the first home of the British Museum.
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