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Events in July 1797 1
1729 – 1797Edmund Burke (1729-1797)Died 9 July 1797, aged 68Burke was an Irish-born statesman and political philosopher who served in the British House of Commons and wrote influential works on aesthetics and politics. His "Reflections on the Revolution in France" became a foundational text of modern conservatism. He died at his estate in Beaconsfield, England.