1231-1808: | | | | Papal Inquisition from before birth until after line end |
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1478-1834: | |
1700-1721: | | | | Great Northern War from before birth until age 6 |
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1714-1727: | | | | Reign of King George I (Hanover) from before birth until age 12 |
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1716: | | | | Christian teaching forbidden in China at age 1 |
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1718: | | | | Spain seizes Sicily (from Savoy) at age 3 |
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1718: | | | | New Orleans founded at age 3 |
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1718: | | | | Peter the Great has son and heir murdered at age 3 |
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1721: | | | | Rifles brought to America by the Swiss at age 6 |
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1722: | | | | Samoa and Easter island discovered by Dutch at age 7 |
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1727: | | | | Quakers demand abolition of slavery at age 12 |
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1727-1760: | | | | Reign of King George II (Hanover) from age 12 to age 45 |
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1729: | | | | Opium smoking prohibited in China at age 14 |
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1733-1735: | | | | War of Polish Succession from age 18 to age 20 |
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1736: | | | | English statutes against witchcraft repealed at age 21 |
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1740-1748: | | | | Austrian war of the succession from age 25 to age 33 |
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1741: | | | | Slave revolt in New York, 2nd uprising at age 26 |
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1742: | | | | Celsius invents Centigrade thermometer at age 27 |
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1743: | | | | 1st settlement in S. Dakota at age 28 |
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1745: | | | | Electrical Capacitor (Leyden Jar) at age 30 |
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1749: | | | | Sign Language for deaf-mutes at age 34 |
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1752: | | | | Britain and its colonies adopt Gregorian calender at age 37 |
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1752: | | | | Benjamin Franklin invents the lightning rod at age 37 |
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1754-1763: | | | | French-Indian war from age 39 to age 48 |
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1755: | | | | Lisbon earthquake - 30,000 dead at age 40 |
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1756-1763: | | | | Seven years war from age 41 to age 48 |
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1758: | | | | Halley's Comet (1st predicted appearance) at age 43 |
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1760-1820: | | | | Reign of King George III (Hanover) from age 45 until after line end |
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1765: | |
1765: | | | | HMS Victory launched at age 50 |
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1769: | | | | San Francisco bay discovered at age 54 |
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1770: | | | | Boston Massacre - 5 people killed when British fire on mob at age 55 |
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1772-1775: | | | | Antarctica circumnavigated by James Cook from age 57 to age 60 |
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1772: | | | | Judge Murray decrees that slaves are free on landing in England at age 57 |
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1773: | | | | Boston Tea Party at age 58 |
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1774: | | | | 1st Continental Congress meets at age 59 |
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1775-1783: | | | | American Revolutionary War against the British from age 60 to age 68 |
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1775-1782: | | | | British war in India from age 60 to age 67 |
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1776: | | | | Declaration of Independence at age 61 |
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1778: | | | | Congress forbids import of slaves into America at age 63 |
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1778: | | | | France joins war against Britan at age 63 |
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1780: | | | | Benjamin Franklin discovers lightning is electricity at age 65 |
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1781: | | | | Uranus discovered at age 66 |
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1783: | | | | 1st working hot air balloon at age 68 |
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1784: | | | | Thomas Jefferson's proposal to ban slavery defeated at age 69 |
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1786: | | | | The Dollar is adopted at age 71 |
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1786: | | | | First attempts at indoor lighting with gas (UK, Germany) at age 71 |
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1787: | | | | Delaware enters the union - 1st at age 72 |
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1787: | | | | Pennsylvania enters the union - 2nd at age 72 |
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1787: | | | | New Jersey enters the union - 3rd at age 72 |
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1787: | | | | Constitution is approved by the constitutional congress at age 72 |
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1788: | | | | Virginia enters the union - 10th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | New Hampshire enters the union - 9th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | South Carolina enters the union - 8th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | Constitution goes into effect at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | New York enters the union - 11th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | Massachusetts enters the union - 6th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | Maryland enters the union - 7th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | Connecticut enters the union - 5th at age 73 |
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1788: | | | | Georgia enters the union - 4th at age 73 |
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1789: | | | | North Carolina enters the union - 12th at age 74 |
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1789: | | | | US Army Established at age 74 |
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1789-1796: | | | | George Washington selected 1st President from age 74 until after line end |
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