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1705 - Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College.

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1724 - First Easter observed.

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1728 - Birth of Joseph Zwart Scottish chemist/physicist.

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1743 - Cornelis van Bijnkershoek Dutch lawyer (Roman law), dies at age 69.

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1746 - Battle at Culloden Troops of "James VIII and III" defeat Charles Stuart.

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1756 - Jacques Cassini French astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at age 79.

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1760 - Laurence 4th Earl Ferrers, executed for murder of his steward.

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1777 - Battle of Bennington-New England's Green Mountain Boys rout British.

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1787 - First American comedy, "The Contrast", makes its debut in New York City.

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1789 - George Washington heads for first presidential inauguration.

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