Historical Events
- Feb 10 Edmond Halley appointed as the second Astronomer Royal at the Greenwich Observatory
- May 25 The Ship "Le Grand St Antoine" reaches Marseille, bringing Europe's last major plague outbreak. Kills around 100,000.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
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George I
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