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Events in July 1761 8
1689 – 1761Samuel Richardson (1689-1761)Died 4 July 1761, aged 71English printer and novelist, author of Pamela and Clarissa. His novels in letters helped shape the modern novel. He died in London.
1689 – 1761Samuel Richardson (1689-1761)Died 4 July 1761, aged 71English printer and novelist, author of Pamela and Clarissa. His novels in letters helped shape the modern novel. He died in London.
1712 – 1761Tokugawa Ieshige (1712-1761)Died 13 July 1761, aged 49Ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled from 1745 to 1760. A speech impediment and poor health left government largely to his chamberlain Ōoka Tadamitsu. He handed the office to his son Ieharu a year before his death.
1712 – 1761Tokugawa Ieshige (1712-1761)Died 13 July 1761, aged 49Ninth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled from 1745 to 1760. A speech impediment and poor health left government largely to his chamberlain Ōoka Tadamitsu. He handed the office to his son Ieharu a year before his death.
1761Battle of VillinghausenFerdinand of Brunswick defeats two French armies in WestphaliaAllied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the combined French armies of the duc de Broglie and the prince de Soubise near Hamm in Westphalia. The French commanders failed to coordinate their attacks over the two days of fighting. The victory protected Hanover from French invasion.
1761Battle of VillinghausenFerdinand of Brunswick defeats two French armies in WestphaliaAllied forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the combined French armies of the duc de Broglie and the prince de Soubise near Hamm in Westphalia. The French commanders failed to coordinate their attacks over the two days of fighting. The victory protected Hanover from French invasion.
1761Bridgewater Canal opensThe Duke of Bridgewater's canal begins carrying coal toward ManchesterThe Bridgewater Canal, engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater, opened to carry coal from the mines at Worsley. It crossed the River Irwell on the Barton Aqueduct and halved the price of coal in Manchester. Its success set off the British canal boom of the Industrial Revolution.
1761Bridgewater Canal opensThe Duke of Bridgewater's canal begins carrying coal toward ManchesterThe Bridgewater Canal, engineered by James Brindley for the Duke of Bridgewater, opened to carry coal from the mines at Worsley. It crossed the River Irwell on the Barton Aqueduct and halved the price of coal in Manchester. Its success set off the British canal boom of the Industrial Revolution.