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Year 1754 (MDCCLIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday 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 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 Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations 1755: At Bath England, when the Priory or Abbey house is demolished and the foundations are cleared stone coffins bones The year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings See also Canaletto paints Old Walton Bridge. See also 1753 in literature, other events of 1754, 1755 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Works published Thomas Gray, The Progress of Poesy Thomas Warton, Observations on the Faerie Queene Events Composer Christoph Graupner loses his sight Publication of Giuseppe Tartini 's treatise Trattato di musica secondo la vera The year 1754 in Science and Technology involved some significant events 1755 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. ---- Events 1754-63 - French and Indian War (the colonial phase of Europe's Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig (to 6 List of state leaders in 1753 - Events of 1754 - List of state leaders in 1755 - State leaders by year ----- Africa Portugal Angola - António Álvares da Cunha, Governor of Angola ( 1753 - 1758) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) 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 that took place in 1754
January - June
- January 28 - Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford ( 24 September, 1717 &ndash 2 March, 1797) more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician Serendipity is the effect by which one accidentally discovers something fortunate especially while looking for something else entirely
- February 25 - Guatemalan Sergeant Mayor Melchor de Mencos y Varón departs the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala with an infantry battalion to fight British pirates that were reported to have disembarked on the coasts of Petén (today Belize) and were sacking the nearby towns. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor [1]
- April 30 - Guatemalan Sergeant Mayor Melchor de Mencos y Varón and his troops defeat the British pirates in the battle of San Felipe and the Cobá Lagoon. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule [2]
- May 28 - The Battle of Jumonville Glen begins the French and Indian War in North America. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War.
- June 19 - The Albany Congress of New England Colonies proposes an American Union. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. The Albany Congress, also known as the Albany Conference, was a meeting of representatives of seven of the British North American colonies in 1754 (specifically History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the
July - December
- July - Columbia University founded as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( The college was originally located in Lower Manhattan. Instruction was suspended in 1776 and the school would be reopened in 1784 as Columbia College. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year With the college's growth in the 19th Century, it would be renamed Columbia University in 1896. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
- December 13 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mahmud I (1730-1754) to Osman III (1754-1757). Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Mahmud I (in Arabic محمودالأول ( August 2, 1696 December 13, 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Osman III or Othman III ( Ottoman Turkish: عثمان ثالث ‘Osmān-i sālis) ( January 2, Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Undated
- Surveyor William Churton lays out what will become the county seat of Orange County, North Carolina. Orange County is a County located in the US state of North Carolina. The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their The town is named Corbin Town for Francis Corbin, a member of the North Carolina governor's council. Corbin Town is renamed Childsburgh in 1759 and finally Hillsborough in 1766. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hillsborough is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Ongoing
- Revolt of the Comuneros (New Granada)
- Samuel Johnson writing A Dictionary of the English Language (begun in 1746). The Revolt of the Comuneros is series of uprisings by local inhabitants in Viceroyalty of New Granada, now Colombia, against the Spanish authorities between Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1754 MDCCLIV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2507 |
| Armenian calendar | 1203 ԹՎ ՌՄԳ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -90 – -89 |
| Berber calendar | 2704 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2298 |
| Burmese calendar | 1116 |
| Chinese calendar | 4390/4450-12-9 (癸酉年十二月初九日) — to —
4391/4451-11-18(甲戌年十一月十八日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1470 – 1471 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1746 – 1747 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5514 – 5515 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1809 – 1810 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1676 – 1677 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4855 – 4856 |
| Holocene calendar | 11754 |
| Iranian calendar | 1132 – 1133 |
| Islamic calendar | 1167 – 1168 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 4 (宝暦4年) |
| Korean calendar | 4087 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2297 |
- January 15
- Richard Martin, Irish founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (died 1834)
- Jacques Pierre Brissot, French politician (died 1795)
- January 30 - John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (died 1829)
- February 2 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (died 1838)
- March 4 - Benjamin Waterhouse, Cambridge physician and medical professor (smallpox vaccine pioneer) (died 1846)
- March 17 - Madame Roland (Jeanne Marie Manon Philipon), French politician (died 1793)
- March 23 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (died 1802)
- May 31 - Dominique Catherine de Pérignon, Marshal of France (died 1818)
- June 4 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, German scientific editor and astronomer (died 1832)
- July 11 - Thomas Bowdler, English physician (died 1825)
- August 2 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect (died 1825)
- August 21 - William Murdoch, Scottish inventor (died 1839)
- August 23 - King Louis XVI of France (died 1793)
- September 9 - William Bligh, English sailor (died 1817)
- September 26 - Joseph Proust, French chemist (died 1826)
- September 20 - Emperor Paul I of Russia (died 1801)
- December 24 - George Crabbe, English poet (died 1832)
- date unknown
- Usman dan Fodio, Nigerian Islamic theologian (died 1817)
- William Drennan, Northern Irish poet (died 1820)
- See also Category: 1754 births. 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 Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from 1751 through 1764. 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 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Colonel Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin ( 15 January 1754 &ndash 6 January 1834) was an Irish politician and Animal Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Jacques Pierre Brissot (15 January 1754 &ndash 31 October 1793 who assumed the name of de Warville, was a leading member of the Girondist movement during the Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr ( January 30, 1754 Albany New York - vanished December 12, 1829 New York City) was an For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Benjamin Waterhouse ( March 4, 1754, Newport, Rhode Island - October 2, 1846, Cambridge, Massachusetts Smallpox is an Infectious disease unique to humans caused by either of two virus variants named Variola major and Variola minor. A vaccine is a biological preparation which is used to establish or improve immunity to a particular disease Wiktionary (a Portmanteau of Wiki and Dictionary) is a multilingual, Web -based project to create a Free For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Marie-Jeanne Roland de la Platiere, better known simply as Madame Roland and born Marie-Jeanne Phlipon ( March 17, 1754 &ndash November Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Baron Jurij Bartolomej Vega (also correct Veha; official Georgius Bartholomaei Vecha Georg Freiherr von Vega ( March 23, 1754 &ndash Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Catherine-Dominique de Pérignon, 1st Marquis de Grenade ( May 31, 1754 - December 25, 1818) was Marshal The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Baron Franz Xaver von Zach ( Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach) ( June 4, 1754 &ndash September 2, 1832) was a Hungarian astronomer Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Thomas Bowdler ( IPA /ˈbaʊdlə/ ( July 11, 1754 &ndash February 24, 1825) was an English Physician who published Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. William Murdoch (sometimes spelled Murdock) ( August 21, 1754 - November 15, 1839) was a Scottish engineer and inventor Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Vice-Admiral William Bligh FRS RN (9 September 1754 – 7 December 1817 was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Joseph Louis Proust ( September 26, 1754 - July 5, 1826) was a French Chemist. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Paul (Па́вел I Петро́вич Pavel Petrovich) ( &ndash) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801 Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes George Crabbe ( 24 December 1754 - 3 February 1832) was an English Poet and naturalist. Shaihu Usman dan Fodio (عثمان بن فودي ، عثمان دان فوديو (also referred to as Shaikh Usman Ibn Fodio, Shehu Uthman Dan Fuduye or Shehu Usman dan Fodio Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Drennan (1754 &ndash 1820 a Physician, Poet, Educationalist and political radical was one of the chief architects of the Society of United Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
Deaths
- January 10 - Edward Cave, English editor and publisher (born 1691)
- January 28 - Ludvig Holberg, Norwegian dramatist and writer (born 1684)
- February 16 - Richard Mead, English physician (born 1673)
- March 6 - Henry Pelham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1696)
- March 23 - Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (born 1693)
- April 2 - Thomas Carte, English historian (born 1686)
- April 9 - Christian Wolff, German philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (born 1679)
- April 15 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (born 1676)
- May 14 - Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French writer (born 1692)
- May 23 - John Wood, the Elder, English architect (born 1704)
- June 2 - Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish religious dissenter (born 1680)
- July 4 - Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (born 1680)
- October 4 - Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief (born c. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Edward Cave, ( February 27 1691 &ndash January 10 1754) was a printer editor and publisher Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Ludvig Holberg Baron of Holberg ( December 3, 1684 – January 28, 1754) was a writer essayist philosopher historian and playwright born in Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Richard Mead ( 11 August 1673 &ndash 16 February 1754) was an English Physician. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Henry Pelham ( 25 September 1694 &ndash 6 March 1754) was a British Whig Statesman, who served as Prime The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Johann Jakob Wettstein (also Wetstein) ( March 5, 1693 - March 23, 1754) was a Swiss theologian best known as a New Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Thomas Carte (also John Carte) (1686 &ndash April 2, 1754) was an English Historian. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf; also known as Wolfius) baron ( 24 January 1679 - 9 April 1754) was a German Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Jacopo Francesco Riccati ( 28 May 1676 - 15 April 1754) was an Italian Mathematician, born in Venice. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée (* 14 February 1692 in Paris; † 14 May 1754 in Paris) French dramatist who blurred Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne John Wood ( 1704 - May 23, 1754, Bath) also named Wood of Bath, was an English Architect. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Ebenezer Erskine ( June 22, 1680 - June 2, 1754) was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Philippe Néricault Destouches ( April 9, 1680 - July 4, 1754) was a French Dramatist. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Tanacharison or Tanaghrisson (c 1700? &ndash 4 October 1754) was an American Indian leader who played a pivotal role in the beginning of the 1700)
- October 8 - Henry Fielding, English novelist (born 1707)
- November 27 - Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (born 1667)
- December 12 - Wu Jingzi, Chinese writer (born 1701)
- December 13 - Mahmud I, Ottoman Sultan (born 1696)
- See also Category: 1754 deaths. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Henry Fielding ( April 22, 1707 &ndash October 8, 1754) was an English Novelist and Dramatist known for his Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont "Moivre" redirects here for the French commune see Moivre Marne. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Wu Jingzi ( 1701— December 11 1754) was a Chinese scholar and writer who was born in the city now known as Chuzhou Anhui and who died Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Mahmud I (in Arabic محمودالأول ( August 2, 1696 December 13, 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with
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