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| 1 | 1650 | - 1650: Jan Vrielink Op den Alberskamp (arch father of the Vrielink family) is born in Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
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| 2 | 1695 | - 1695: Jan van het Stegehuis (d. pre 1751)(arch father of the Stegehuis family) is born in Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland.
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| 3 | 1753 | - 1753: The British Parliament extends citizenship to Jews.
- 1753: The Cramer family starts a brewing operation including the current major brand Warsteiner
- 1 Mar 1753: Sweden adopts the Gregorian calendar.
- 31 Oct 1753: Virginia Lieut. Gov. Robert Dinwiddie commissions 21-year-old militia Maj. George Washington to dissuade the French from occupying the Ohio Country. The Seven Years' War, the first global conflict, ensues
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| 4 | 1754 | - 1754: King Louis XVI of France (d. 1793) is born.
- 1754: William Bligh, English sailor (d. 1817), is born.
- 15 Jan 1754: Richard Martin is born. Irish founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (d. 1834)
- 19 Jun 1754: The Albany Congress of New England Colonies proposes an American Union
- 13 Dec 1754: Osman III (1754-1757) succeeds Mahmud I as Ottoman Emperor
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| 5 | 1755 | - 1755: Construction of the Puning Temple complex in Chengde, China is complete, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor
- 13 Feb 1755: The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the sultanate of Yogyakarta and the sunanate of Surakarta
- 9 Jul 1755: French and Indian War - Braddock Expedition: British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.
- 1 Nov 1755: Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing 60,000-90,000 people.
- 2 Nov 1755: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (d. 1793)is born.
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| 6 | 1756 | - 1756: Frederick II of Prussia forces his country's peasants to grow the unpopular and obscure potato
- 27 Jan 1756: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791) is born.
- 15 May 1756: The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
- 7 Sep 1756: Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch author (d. 1831) is born.
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| 7 | 1757 | - 5 Jan 1757: Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Louis XV of France.
- 6 May 1757: Seven Years' War - Battle of Prague: Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian army and begins to besiege the city.
- 18 Jun 1757: Seven Years' War - Battle of Kolin: Frederick is defeated by an Austrian army under Marshal Daun, forcing him to evacuate Bohemia.
- 22 Jun 1757: George Vancouver, British explorer (d. 1798) is born.
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| 8 | 1758 | - 23 Jun 1758: Seven Years' War - Battle of Krefeld: Anglo-Hanoverian forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeat the French.
- 25 Dec 1758: Halley's Comet appears for the first time after Halley's discovery of it.
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| 9 | 1759 | - 1759: George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis
- 1759: The Famous Guinness Brewery is founded in St. James's Gate, Dublin Ireland.
- 7 Nov 1759: Jan Stegehuis is born in Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
- 7 Nov 1759: Jan Stegehuis is born in Ambt Almelo, Overijssel, Nederland
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| 10 | 1760 | - 22 Aug 1760: Pope Leo XII (d. 1829) is born.
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