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Catharina Litsch

Female 1695 - 1757  (62 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1698 
  • 1698: Englishman, Thomas Savery invents a steam pump.
1701 
  • 1701: Jethro Tull invents the seed drill.
1702 
  • 1702: Queen Anne's War: English Colonies vs France 1702-1713.
  • 1702: Anne. Ruler of England 1702-1714. House of Stuart (restored): 2nd daughter of James II. Died with no living heirs.
1709 
  • 1709: Bartolomeo Cristofori invents the piano.
1711 
  • 1711: Englishmen, John Shore invents the tuning fork.
1712 
  • 1712: Thomas Newcomen patents the atmospheric steam engine.
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.
1717 
  • 1717: Edmond Halley invents the diving bell.
1722 
  • 1722: French C. Hopffer patents the fire extinguisher.
10 1723 
  • 1723: Drummer's War 1723-1726.
11 1724 
  • 1724: Gabriel Fahrenheit invents the first mercury thermometer.
12 1727 
  • 1727: George II. Ruler of England 1727-1760. House of Hanover: Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
13 1733 
  • 1733: John Kay invents the flying shuttle.
14 1744 
  • 1744: King George's War: French Colonies vs Great Britain 1744-1748.
15 1745 
  • 1745: E.G. von Kleist invents the leyden jar, the first electrical capacitor.
16 1752 
  • 1752: Benjamin Franklin invents the lightening rod.
17 1755 
  • 1755: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary.
18 1756 
  • 1756: French and Indian War: also known as the Seven Years War. French Colonies vs Great Britain 1756-1763.
19 1757 
  • 1757: John Campbell invents the sextant.