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Anton Braun

Male 1724 - 1760  (36 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1724 
  • 1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
1727 
  • 1727: George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
1733 
  • 1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
1744 
  • 1744: King George's War: French Colonies vs Great Britain 1744-1748.
1745 
  • 1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
1752 
  • 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
1755 
  • 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary.
1756 
  • 1756: French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain 1756-1763.
1757 
  • 1757: John Campbell invents the sextant.
10 1758 
  • 1758: Dolland invents a chromatic lens.
11 1759 
  • 1759: Cherokee War: English Colonists vs Cherokee Indians 1759-1761.
12 1760 
  • 1760: George III. Ruler of England 1760-1820. House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.