1735
Events 16 April - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. August 4 - Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he published was true. October - War of the Polish Succession concludes a preliminary peace, ratified in 1738 Battle of Trepani in the War of the Polish Succession French make peace with the Austro-Hungarian Empire (until 1740) Ship building industry begins in Mumbai Carolus Linnaeus publishes his System of Nature End of the reign of Emperor Nakamikado of Japan Emperor Sakuramachi ascends to the throne of Japan Euler-Maclaurin formula developed George Hadley correctly explains global circulation for the first time King's Highway (Charleston to Boston) is completed Etienne Fourmont writes Réflexions critiques sur les histoires des anciens peuples The Qianlong Emperor succeeds Yongzheng and begins a 60-year-long reign of the Qing Dynasty. Construction begins on the Chemin du roy between Quebec and Montreal William Hogarth Publishes "A Rakes Progress" Edmund Curll tries to publish "Mr Pope's Literary Correspondence" The stock of which is subsequently seized Augusta, Georgia is founded
Births January 1 - Paul Revere, American silversmith and patriot January 8 - John Carroll First Roman Catholic Archbishop in the U.S. February 28 - Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde French musician and chemist April 13 - Isaac Low, New York delegate to the Continental Congress May 1 - Lorenzo Hervás y Panduro Spanish Jesuit and philologist September 5 - Johann Christian Bach, German composer, son of Johann Sebastian Bach (d. 1782) October 1 - Augustus Henry Fitzroy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (d. 1811) October 9 - Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick October 21 - Richard Gough English antiquary October 30 - John Adams, 2nd President of the United States November 10 - Granville Sharp English abolitionist December 29 - Thomas Banks, English sculptor and artist December 31 - Jean de Crévecoeur, French-American writer (d. 1813) John Julius Angerstein English merchant and insurer (d. 1822) Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne (d. 1814) Étienne Clavière French financier and politician (d. 1793) James Keir geologist, chemist, and industrialist (d. 1820)
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