1701 to 1750 Timeline

1701-1750 Timeline

1727

First discovery of diamonds in Brazil in Minas Gerais area where gold is already mined

King George II ascends the English throne

1729

Bemjamin Franklin begins publishing The Pennsylvania Gazette

An Afshar tribesman (Turkish) and talented military leader, Nader, drives the Afghans out of Iran

1721

Sweden makes peace with Russia

1730

1740

First medical textbook made by John Allen

Failure of the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor, Joseph I, and his successor Emperor Charles VI

The King of Prussia, Frederick II, to be known as Frederick the Great, believes Austria is weak and sends troops to take possession of Silesia

Mongols invade Tibet and sack Lhasa

1741

1744

Baltimore is founded in the Maryland colony

1742

First Navigational Clock

France invades the Austrian Netherlands (Belgium)

Celsius time is created

1702

1745

Queen Anne ascends the English throne

1706

Jan 17th Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston

1709

The piano was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori

First Hot air balloon

Vetclen Jar the 1st Capaator

Alcohol thermometer was invented

1731

Benjamin Franklin's agricultural handbook, Poor Richard's Almanac, is published

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The first American public library is founded in Philadelphia

1732

George Washington is born in virginia Feb 22

1746

France and Britain are openly hostile during the War of Austrian Succession

1747

Indemnity Act of 1747 lifts further legal penalties from participants in the Jacobite

1701

The Seed Drill was invented by Jethro Tull

1702

In Oct 16th Yale college is founded in Connecticut

1706

1749

1709

George Washington has recurrent attacks of malaria

1750

The Manchu Chinese capture the town of Lhasa and take power in Tibet

1711

John Shore invents the tuning fork

1712

Carolina Splits

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1717

In England, Thomas Newcomen invents a workable steam pump for use in mines

The diving bell is invented

1718

New Orleans was founded

1733

John Kay invents the flying shuttle

Spinning Machines

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1723

1722

Ottoman Turks and Russians take advantage of the demise

1735

C. Hopffer patents the Fire Extinguisher

1737

A science academy is created at Stockholm, Sweden

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1738

Calcutta has become an active commercial port. Its population has risen to 100,000

George Hadley publishes the first explanation of trade winds

Nader Shah and his army move through Kabul, conquer Kandahar and cross the Indus River

1739

Stond Rebellion occured in North Carolina

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Great awakening begins

Founding of the Carpentors company

1724

In South Carolina, 75 slaves with liberated weapons flee toward Florida (then under Spanish rule). The revolt is crushed by the South Carolina militia.

At the Battle of Karnal, Nader defeats the Mughal army of Mohammad Shah

1736

Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer

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Natural rubber discovered in the humid rain forests of Peru

Peter the Great founds Russian Academy of Sciences

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Nader is crowned Shah (king) of Iran