Page 2: Historical Events In 1752

Jun 10   Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock!   

Jun 10   Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning   

Jun 13   Fanny Burney, England, author (Camille, Evelina).   

Jun 14   Charles-Antoine Coypel, French carpet designer, dies at 57.   

Jun 15   Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment   

Jun 16   Giulio Alberoni, Spanish/Italian minister/cardinal, dies at 88   

Jun 16   Meingosus Gaelle, composer.   

Jul 07   Joseph Marie Jacquard born French silk weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard was born. He perfected a loom that used punch cards to program various weaving patterns.   

Jul 07   Joseph-Marie Jacquard, invented programmable loom.   

Jul 20   John C Pepusch, English composer (Beggar's Opera), dies at about 85   

Jul 27   Samuel Smith, American politician.   

Jul 29   Peter Warren, British admiral   

Aug 27   Herman Muntinghe, Dutch theologist (History of Mankind)   

Sep 01   Liberty Bell arrives in Phila   

Sep 02   Last day of Julian calendar in Britain, British colonies   

Sep 02   Last Julian calender day in US and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th)   

Sep 03   In this year, This day never happened nor next 10 as England formally adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the govt stole 11 days of their lives.   

Sep 03   In this year, This day never happened nor the next 10 as England formally adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the govt stole 11 days of their lives   

Sep 09   Johann Friedrich Christmann, composer.   

Sep 10   John Soane, English architect (Bank of England, Soane Museum).   

Sep 14   England and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear.   

Sep 14   In this year, US and England formally adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th).   

Sep 18   Adrien-Marie Lagendre, mathematician, worked on elliptic integrals.   

Sep 21   Louise MC, countess of Albany   

Sep 25   Carl Stenborg, composer.   

Sep 30   Justin Heinrich Knecht, composer   

Oct 02   Samuel Story, Dutch admiral (Battle at Kamperduin)   

Oct 18   Premiere of Rousseau's opera "Le Devin du Village"   

Oct 22   Ambrogio Minoja, composer.   

Oct 23   Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)   

Nov 03   Georg Friedrich Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation.   

Nov 11   Theresianische Military Academy opens in Vienna.   

Nov 19   George Rogers Clark, frontier military leader in Revolutionary War.   

Nov 20   Thomas Chatterton, English poet (Christabel)   

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Jan 01   Elizabeth griscom (betsy) ross: Flag maker   

Jan 02   Philip freneau: Poet of american revolution (the american village)   

Jan 19   James morris iii: American army officer    

Jan 23   Muzio clementi: Italian composer   

Jan 30   Joseph matthias kracher: Composer   

Jan 31   Gouverneur morris: American lawmaker and diplomat    

Feb 17   Friedrich m klinger: German playwright (wirrwarr)   

Feb 20   Charles broche: Composer   

Jan 04   Gabriel cramer: Swiss mathematician (paradox of cramer),    

Jan 16   Francis blomefield: English topographer (b. 1705)   

Feb 09   Fredric hasselquist: Swedish naturalist (b. 1722)   

May 03   Samuel ogle: British provincial governor of maryland (b. c. 1692)   

May 04   Pieter snyers: Flemish painter/engraver,   

May 23   William bradford: English-born printer (b. 1663)   

Jun 14   Charles-antoine coypel: French carpet designer,   

Jun 16   Giulio alberoni: Spanish/italian minister/cardinal,