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9 November 1729 Treaty of Seville
On November 9, 2021 by trappedinthe18thThe Treaty of Seville between Britain, France and Spain formally ended the 1727-29 Anglo-Spanish War.
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5 November 1768 The Treaty of Fort Stanwix
On November 5, 2021 by trappedinthe18thThe Treaty of Fort Stanwix was signed between representatives from the Iroquois and Great Britain (accompanied by negotiators from New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania) in 1768 at Fort Stanwix. It was negotiated between Sir William Johnson, his deputy George Croghan, and representatives of the Iroquois. The treaty established a Line of Property following the Ohio
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1 November 1755 The Earthquake of Lisbon
On November 1, 2021 by trappedinthe18thLisbon (Portugal) is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.
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21 October 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar
On October 21, 2021 by trappedinthe18th21 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 from the late 17th century and the early 19th century are occasinally mentioned too)
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18 October 1770 Treaty of Lochaber
On October 18, 2021 by trappedinthe18thThe Treaty of Lochaber was signed in South Carolina on 18 October 1770 by British representative John Stuart and the Cherokee people, fixing the boundary for the western limit of the colonial frontier settlements of Virginia and North Carolina.
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16 October 1793 The Execution of Marie Antoinette
On October 16, 2021 by trappedinthe18th16 October 1793 The Execution of Queen Marie Antoinette
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4 October 1744 Loss of the HMS Victory (1737)
On October 4, 2021 by trappedinthe18thAlthough she is one of the most famous warships in the history, the HMS Victory, which was built in the 1760s, fought at Trafalgar and nowadays is in the dry dock in Portsmouth had four predecessors under the same name. The fourth one was launched in 1737 and became the flagship of the Channel Fleet
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23 March 1801 -The Assassination of Paul I, Emperor of Russia
On March 23, 2021 by trappedinthe18thOn the 23rd March in 1801, a band of dismissed officers murdered Emperor Paul I at the palace of Saint Michael’s Castle. Some months before it was executed, a conspiracy was orginazed by Counts Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Nikita Petrovich Panin, and Admiral de Ribas, with the alleged support of the British ambassador in
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4 March 1797 Inauguration of John Adams
On March 4, 2021 by trappedinthe18thOn this day in history: 4th March 1797 John Adams is inaugurated as the 2nd President of the United States
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4 March 1789 The first Congress of the United States meets
On March 4, 2021 by trappedinthe18thThe first Congress of the United States meets in New York, putting the United States Constitution into effect.