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Historical Event(s)
– The Seven Years’ War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
– A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
– In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly-built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
– Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years’ War.
– French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
Who Were Born On ?
– Henry Lee III, American General (d. 1818)
– William Godwin, English journalist, political philosopher and novelist (d. 1836)
– Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823)
– Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian Freedom Fighter, Tamil Revolutionist (d. 1805)
– King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
– Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792)
– John MacAdam, Scottish engineer and road-builder (d. 1836)
– James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (d. 1833)
– Thomas Burgess, English author, philosopher and religious figure (d. 1837)
– Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (d. 1801)