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Year 1723 (MDCCXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1723 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births Johann Ludwig Aberli, Swiss landscape painter The year 1723 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Births Deaths Thomas D'Urfey Sarah Fyge Johann The year 1723 in music involved some significant events Events April - Johann Sebastian Bach is appointed Cantor and Musical Director of the The year 1723 in Science and Technology involved some significant events Incumbents Monarch - George I of Great Britain Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1722 state leaders - Events of 1723 - 1724 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - António de Albuquerque Coelho de Carvalho, Governor of Angola ( 1722 - 1725) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1723
January - July
- February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774
- May 23 - Freemasonry lodge "Theodor zum guten Rath" at Munich in Bavaria founded. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12
July - December
- July - The Russian army, under Matyushkin, captures Baku. Baku (Bakı sometimes known as Baqy, Baky, Baki or Bakü, is the capital the largest city and the largest port of Azerbaijan
- September 1 - Treaty of St. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Petersburg
- November 23 - The Province of Carolina incorporates New Bern as Newbern. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of The town would later become the capital of North Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
Undated
- The Province of Carolina incorporates Beaufort, North Carolina as the "Port of Beaufort", making it the third incorporated town in the province. The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen Beaufort (ˈboʊfɚt "BO-furt" is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
- Christian von Wolff is banned from Prussia on a charge of atheism. Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius) baron ( 24 January 1679 - 9 April 1754) was a German Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Atheism
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1723 MDCCXXIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2476 |
| Armenian calendar | 1172 ԹՎ ՌՃՀԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -121 – -120 |
| Berber calendar | 2673 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2267 |
| Burmese calendar | 1085 |
| Chinese calendar | 4359/4419-11-25 (壬寅年十一月廿五日) — to —
4360/4420-12-5(癸卯年十二月初五日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1439 – 1440 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1715 – 1716 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5483 – 5484 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1778 – 1779 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1645 – 1646 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4824 – 4825 |
| Holocene calendar | 11723 |
| Iranian calendar | 1101 – 1102 |
| Islamic calendar | 1135 – 1136 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 8 (享保8年) |
| Korean calendar | 4056 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2266 |
- January 12 - Samuel Langdon, American President of Harvard University (died 1797)
- February 15 - John Witherspoon, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (died 1794)
- February 17 - Tobias Mayer, German astronomer (died 1761)
- February 21 - Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (died 1808)
- February 23 - Richard Price, Welsh philosopher (died 1791)
- February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (died 1792)
- March 22 - Charles Carroll, American lawyer and Continental Congressman (died 1783)
- March 23 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, Iranian king (died 1778)
- March 31 - King Frederick V of Denmark (died 1766)
- April 20 - Cornelius Harnett, American Continental Congressman (died 1781)
- April 30 - Mathurin Jacques Brisson, French naturalist (died 1806)
- June 3 - Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian-born physician and naturalist (died 1788)
- June 5 - (baptised) Adam Smith, Scottish economist and philosopher (died 1790)
- June 11 - Johann Georg Palitzsch, German astronomer (died 1788)
- June 20
- Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (died 1816)
- Theophilus Lindsey, English theologian (died 1808)
- July 1 - Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish statesman and writer (died 1802)
- July 10 - William Blackstone, English jurist (died 1780)
- July 11 - Jean-François Marmontel, French historian and writer (died 1799)
- July 16 - Sir Joshua Reynolds, English painter (died 1792)
- September 11 - Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer (died 1790)
- October 4 - Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist (died 1798)
- November 8 - John Byron, English admiral (died 1786)
- November 30 - William Livingston, American politician and journalist (died 1790)
- December 22 - Karl Friedrich Abel, German composer (died 1787)
- December 26 - Friedrich Melchior, baron von Grimm, German writer (died 1807)
Deaths
- February 25 - Sir Christopher Wren, English architect, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1632)
- February 26 - Thomas d'Urfey, English writer (born 1653)
- March 15 - Johann Christian Günther, German poet (born 1695)
- March 31 - Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (born 1661)
- April 11 - John Robinson, English diplomat (born 1650)
- May 11 - Jean Galbert de Campistron, French dramatist (born 1656)
- July 14 - Claude Fleury, French historian (born 1640)
- July 26 - Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English statesman (born 1660)
- August 10 - Guillaume Dubois, French cardinal and statesman (born 1656)
- August 17 - Joseph Bingham, English scholar (born 1668)
- August 23 - Increase Mather, American Puritan minister (born 1639)
- August 26 - Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch scientist (born 1632)
- October 10 - William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper, Lord Chancellor of England (born c. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Shōtoku and before Gembun. This period spanned the years from 1716 through 1736. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Samuel Langdon ( January 12, 1723 &ndash November 29, 1797) was a U Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor John Witherspoon ( February 15, 1723 &ndash November 15, 1794) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Tobias Mayer ( 17 February 1723 &ndash 20 February 1762) was a German Astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Louis-Pierre Anquetil ( February 21, 1723 &ndash September 6, 1808) was a French Historian. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Richard Price ( February 23, 1723 &ndash April 19, 1791) was a Welsh moral and political philosopher Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the General John Burgoyne ( February 24, 1722 &ndash August 4, 1792) was a British army officer Politician Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Charles Carroll ( March 22, 1723 &ndash March 23, 1783) was an American lawyer and statesman from Annapolis Maryland. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Muḥammad Khān Qājār (1742-1797 (&lrm was the chief of the Qajar tribe Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Frederick V (31 March 1723 – 13 January 1766 was king of Denmark and Norway from 1746 son of Christian VI of Denmark and Sophia Magdalen of Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Cornelius Harnett ( 20 April, 1723 &ndash April 28, 1781) was an American merchant farmer and statesman from Wilmington North Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Mathurin Jacques Brisson ( 30 April 1723 &ndash 23 June 1806) was a French Zoologist and natural philosopher Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (sometimes Latinized as Johannes Antonius Scopoli) ( June 3, 1723 &ndash May 8, 1788) was a Tyrolian Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Adam Smith ( baptised 16 June 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of Political economy. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Johann Georg Palitzsch ( June 11 1723 &ndash February 21 1788) was a German Astronomer who became famous for discovering Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Adam Ferguson, also known as Ferguson of Raith (20 June 1723 ( O Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Theophilus Lindsey ( 20 June 1723 OS &ndash 1808 was an English Anglican theologian who became a Unitarian. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Pedro Rodríguez Conde de Campomanes ( July 1, 1723 &ndash February 3, 1802) Spanish Statesman and writer was born at Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Sir William Blackstone (originally pronounced Blexstun ( 10 July 1723 &ndash 14 February 1780) was an English Jurist and Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Jean-François Marmontel ( July 11, 1723 &ndash December 31, 1799) was a French Historian and Writer, a member Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Sir Joshua Reynolds RA FRS FRSA (16 July 1723 &ndash 23 February 1792 was the most important and influential of 18th century English painters Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Johann Bernhard Basedow ( September 11, 1724, Hamburg &ndash July 25, 1790, Magdeburg) was a German educational Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus ( 4 October, 1723 &ndash 29 April, 1798) was an Austrian Entomologist born in Vienna Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Vice-Admiral John Byron, RN ( November 8, 1723 – April 10, 1786) was an English Vice-admiral. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats William Livingston ( November 30, 1723 July 25, 1790) served as the Governor of New Jersey (1776–1790 during the American Revolutionary Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Carl Friedrich Abel ( December 22, 1723 &ndash June 20 1787) was a German composer of the Classical era. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Friedrich Melchior Baron von Grimm ( December 26, 1723 &ndash December 19, 1807) was an Author, and the son of a German Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Sir Christopher Wren ( 20 October 1632 &ndash 25 February 1723) was a 17th century English Designer, Astronomer Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Thomas D'Urfey ( Tom Durfey) ( 1653 - 26 February 1723) was an English writer and wit Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Johann Christian Günther (April 8 1695 - March 15 1723 was a German poet from Striegau in Lower Silesia. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Edward Hyde 3rd Earl of Clarendon ( 28 November 1661 &ndash 31 March 1723) styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709 was Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Jean Galbert de Campistron ( 1656 - May 11, 1723) was a French Dramatist Biography Campistron was born in Toulouse Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Claude Fleury ( December 6, 1640, Paris - July 14, 1723, Paris was a French ecclesiastical Historian. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Robert Bertie 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, PC ( October 20, 1660 &ndash July 26, 1723) was a British statesman and nobleman Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Guillaume Dubois ( September 6, 1656 &ndash August 10, 1723) was a French cardinal and statesman Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Joseph Bingham (September 1668 &ndash August 17, 1723) English scholar and divine was born at Wakefield in Yorkshire. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Increase Mather ( June 21 1639 &ndash August 23 1723) was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek (October 24 1632 &ndash August 30 1723 was a Dutch tradesman and Scientist from Delft, the Netherlands Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated William Cowper 1st Earl Cowper, FRS (c 1665 &ndash October 10, 1723) Lord Chancellor of England was the son of Sir William Cowper The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. 1665)
- October 19 - Godfrey Kneller, German-born artist (born 1646)
- October 31 - Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Sir Godfrey Kneller 1st Baronet ( 8 August 1646 &ndash 19 October 1723) was the leading Portrait painter in England during Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Cosimo III de' Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (14 August 1642 &ndash 31 October 1723 was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 to 1723 and husband of Marguerite Louise d'Orléans 1642)
- November 19 - Antoine Nompar de Caumont, French courtier and statesman (born 1632)
- December 1 - Susanna Centlivre, English dramatist and actress (born 1669)
- December 2 - Philip II, Duke of Orléans, regent of France (born 1674)
- December 7 - Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (born 1677)
- December 20 - Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (born 1652)
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