Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was born on the 5th March in 1696 in Venice. He was one of the most important painter of the 18th-century Venetian… Read More »Today’s Famous Birthday – 5 March – Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770)
General Charles Lee (1732-1782) , one of the most controversial figure of the American Revolutionary War, was a great friend of dogs. Indeed, while he… Read More »When General Charles Lee shocked Abigail Adams
Elizabeth Craven , the daughter of 4th Early of Berkeley was born on 17th December 1750 in London. She was a writer, playwriter, probably best… Read More »Today’s Famous Birthday: 17 December – Elizabeth Craven 1750-1828)
It was the so called Irpinia earthquake, occured at 8:40 AM in the regions of Irpinia and Sannio. The seizmic event with a magnitude of… Read More »29 November 1732 Earthquake in the Kingdom of Naples
25 November 1783 -The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
The Treaty of Seville between Britain, France and Spain formally ended the 1727-29 Anglo-Spanish War.
The Treaty of Fort Stanwix was signed between representatives from the Iroquois and Great Britain (accompanied by negotiators from New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania) in… Read More »5 November 1768 The Treaty of Fort Stanwix
Lisbon (Portugal) is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
21 October 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar and the death of Horatio Nelson (Please note,this website prefers the term “long 18th century”, which means, events… Read More »21 October 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar
The Treaty of Lochaber was signed in South Carolina on 18 October 1770 by British representative John Stuart and the Cherokee people, fixing the boundary… Read More »18 October 1770 Treaty of Lochaber