See:
Wikipedia.
Events:
March 14 - On-board the HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by
firing squad for neglecting his duty.
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman III (1754-1757) to
Mustafa III (1757-1774).
Pantheon built in Paris.
Births:
January 11 -
Alexander Hamilton, first US Secretary of Treasury.
February 20 -
John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, philanthropist and patron of the arts
and sciences (+ 1834).
June 18 -
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader.
October 9 -
King Charles X of France.
November 18 -
William Blake (1757-1827) English poet.
Deaths:
March 14 -
John Byng, British Admiral.
July 23 -
Domenico Scarlatti, composer.
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