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1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
1763 - Events.
February 10 - French and Indian War: The 1763 Treaty of Paris ends th ...
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1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau first publishes The Social Contract (Du Contrat Social).< ...
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1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
1755 - Events.
January 25 - Moscow University established.
February 20 - General B ...
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1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
1768 - Events.
January 9 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus (London)
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October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October.
October 31 - Events.
October 31 is the day of halloween
475 - Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor.
1517 - Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the [[Wittenberg Castle
Church]].
1587 - Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575. ...
Jagannatha (1690-1750) was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of Jai Singh.
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A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to be a corruption of "bone fire" deriving from a Celtic midsummer festival where animal bones were burnt to ward off evil spirits. In Great Britain, bonfires are particularly associated with Guy Fawkes Night (also known as fireworks night or bonfire night), an annual commemoration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605. While in Northern Ireland, they are associated with celebr ...
January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 362 days (363 during leap years) remain in the year after this day.
January 3 - Events.
1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
1496 - Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine.
1521 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
1749 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leadin ...
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March 2 - Small earthquake in London, England
April 4 - Small earthquake in Warrington, England
August 23 - Small earthquake in ...
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January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital
April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on ...
1610 - Science.
Jean Beguin - Tyrocinium Chymicum, first lecture book about chemistry
1610 - Births.
Li Yu, Chinese writer (died 1680)
January 13 - Maria Anna of Austria (died 1665)
March 1 - John Pell, English mathematician (died 1685)
April 1 - Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and writer (died 1703)
April 22 - Pope Alexander VIII (died 1691)
April 23 - Lettice Boyle, English noblewoman (died 1657 ...
1604 - Events.
January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans
September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege.
October 9 – Supernova 1604 is observed. As of this writing, this was the last supernova to be observed in the Milky Way.
November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, the William Shakespeare tragedy Othello is presented for the first time.Including:
September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining.
September 15 - Events.
608 - Saint Boniface IV becomes Pope.
921 - Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin.
1514 - Thomas Wolsey is appointed Archbishop of York.
1556 - Vlissingen ex-emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
1584 - San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
1590 - Giambattista Catagna is elected as Pope Urban ...
September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining.
September 12 - Events.
490 BC - Athens defeats Persia at the Battle of Marathon - but see 12 August; origin of the marathon long-distance race (attributed to Pheidippides)
1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester defeats Peter II of Aragon, the king of Aragon at the Battle of Muret.
1609 - Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River.Including:
1615 - Events.
June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.
June 4 - Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took Osaka Castle in Japan, beginning a period of peace which lasts nearly 250 years.
The second volume of Miguel Cervantes' Don Quixote is published.
End of the Sengoku Period in Japan.
1615 - Births.
January 14 - John Biddle, English theologian (d. 1662)
January 25 - Gover ...
1619 - Events.
May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason.
July 30 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
16 November - foundation of William Parker School, Hastings by the will of Rev William Parker.
December 4 - Thirty-eight colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to G ...
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February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister
February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handel's oratorio, Samson ...
1643 - Events.
January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga
February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands.
May 19 - Battle of Rocroi: French victory over the Spanish at Rocroi, France.
July 13 - English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down - In England, Lord Henry Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, wins a crushing victory over the Parliamentarian Sir William Waller.
An Calbhach mac Aodha O Conchobhair Donn inaugurated as the last king of Conn ...
1626 - Events.
September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji.
November 18 - The new St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican is consecrated, the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326.
Spanish establish a trading colony on Taiwan.
Peter Minuit, director of the New Netherland colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" Manhattan from the Lenape.
Work begins on building the sailing ship Vasa.Including:
The Honourable Robert Boyle (January 25, 1627 - December 30, 1692) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, noted for his work in physics and chemistry. Although his research and personal philosophy clearly has its roots in the alchemical tradition, he is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist. Among his works The Sceptical Chymist is seen as a cornerstone book in the field of chemistry.
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He was born at Lismore Castle, in the province of Munster, Ireland, as the ...
The Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine love. Devotion to the Sacred Heart in focusing on Christ's heart metaphorically focuses on the emotional and moral life of Jesus and especially His love for humanity. It also stresses the central Chrstian concept of loving and adoring Jesus. In most depictions, Christ's heart is shown containing wounds to which Christ points, as well as a crown of thorns. This wounded heart is meant to symbolize Chris ...
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Worcestershire (pronounced /ˈwʊs.təˌʃə/; abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. From 1974 to 1998 it was administered as part of Hereford and Worcester.
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