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Elizabeth Townsend

Female Abt 1650 -


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   Date  Event(s)
1650 
  • 1650: Otto von Guericke invents a air pump.
1656 
  • 1656: Christian Huygens invents a pendulum clock.
1658 
  • 1658: Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector. Ruler of England 1658-1659. Commonwealth & Proctorate: 3rd son of Oliver. Resigned May 25, 1659.
1660 
  • 1660: Cuckoo clocks made in Furtwangen, Germany, in the Black Forest region.
  • 1660: Charles II. Ruler of England 1660-1685. House of Stuart (restored): Eldest son of Charles I, died without issue. De Jure King from Jan 30, 1649.
1663 
  • 1663: James Gregory invents the first reflecting telescope.
1668 
  • 1668: Isaac Newton invents a reflecting telescope.
1670 
  • 1670: Dom Pérignon invents Champagne.
  • 1670: The first reference to a candy cane is made.
1671 
  • 1671: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz invents a calculating machine.
1675 
  • 1675: Christian Huygens patents the pocket watch.
  • 1675: King Philip's War: New England colonies vs Wampanoag, Narragansett and Nipmuck Indians 1675-1676.
10 1676 
  • 1676: Robert Hooke invents the universal joint.
11 1679 
  • 1679: Denis Papin invents the pressure cooker.
12 1685 
  • 1685: James II. Ruler of England 1685-1689. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd son of Charles I. Deposed 1688, interregnum Dec 11, 1688, to Feb 13, 1689.
13 1689 
  • 1689: William III and Mary II. Rulers of England 1689-1702. House of Stuart (restored): Son of William, Prince of Orange, by Mary, daughter of Charles I. Mary eldest daughter of James II. She died 1694.
  • 1689: King William's War: English Colonies vs France 1689-1697.
14 1698 
  • 1698: Englishman, Thomas Savery invents a steam pump.
15 1701 
  • 1701: Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.
16 1702 
  • 1702: Anne. Ruler of England 1702-1714. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd daughter of James II. Died with no living heirs.
  • 1702: Queen Anne's War: English Colonies vs France 1702-1713.
17 1709 
  • 1709: Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano.
18 1711 
  • 1711: Englishmen, John Shore invents the tuning fork.
19 1712 
  • 1712: Thomas Newcomen patents the atmospheric steam engine.
20 1714 
  • 1714: George I. Ruler of England 1714-1727. House of Hanover: Son of Elector of Hanover, by Sohia, grand-daughter of James I. Proclaimed King under Act of Settlement.
21 1717 
  • 1717: Edmond Halley invents the diving bell.
22 1722 
  • 1722: French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher.
23 1723 
  • 1723: Drummer's War 1723-1726.
24 1724 
  • 1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
25 1727 
  • 1727: George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
26 1733 
  • 1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
27 1744 
  • 1744: King George's War: French Colonies vs Great Britain 1744-1748.
28 1745 
  • 1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
29 1752 
  • 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
30 1755 
  • 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary.
31 1756 
  • 1756: French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain 1756-1763.
32 1757 
  • 1757: John Campbell invents the sextant.
33 1758 
  • 1758: Dolland invents a chromatic lens.
34 1759 
  • 1759: Cherokee War: English Colonists vs Cherokee Indians 1759-1761.
35 1760 
  • 1760: George III. Ruler of England 1760-1820. House of Hanover: Grandson of George II, married Charlotte of Mecklenburg.