Timeline December 1753

Events in December 1753 4

• 1694 – 1753 Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (1694-1753) Died 4 December 1753, aged 59 Burlington was a British architect and patron whose promotion of Palladian design reshaped eighteenth-century English architecture. He designed Chiswick House and sponsored other leading architects and artists, making him one of the most influential tastemakers of Georgian Britain.
• 1753 Jewish Naturalization Act passed and repealed British law allowing Jewish naturalization sparked backlash and was withdrawn Parliament passed an act allowing Jews resident in Great Britain to be naturalized without taking Christian sacraments. The law provoked a fierce public and press backlash dubbed the "Jew Bill" controversy, and Parliament repealed it before the end of the year.
• 1753 Washington delivers ultimatum to the French in the Ohio Country Virginia envoy warns French forces to withdraw, a prelude to the French and Indian War Virginia governor Robert Dinwiddie sent young militia officer George Washington to the Ohio Valley to demand that French forces withdraw from territory claimed by Britain. Washington delivered the message to commandant Legardeur de Saint-Pierre at Fort Le Boeuf, who refused, setting the stage for armed conflict the following year.
• 1753 Russia abolishes internal customs duties Shuvalov-driven reform removes tariffs between Russian provinces Empress Elizabeth of Russia signed a decree, championed by statesman Pyotr Shuvalov, abolishing the internal customs duties that had long hindered trade between Russian provinces. The reform simplified commerce across the empire and is considered a landmark in Russian economic policy.