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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1752 | - 3 Sep 1752—3 Sep 1752: Julian Calendar dropped and Gregorian Calendar adopted in England and
Scotland, making this Sep 14
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| 2 | 1754 | - 1754—1754: Hardwicke Act (1753): Banns to be called, and Printed Marriage Register forms to be
used - Quakers & Jews exempt
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| 3 | 1755 | - 1755—1755: Publication of Dictionary of the English Language' by Dr Samuel Johnson
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| 4 | 1762 | - 1762—1762: Cigars introduced into Britain from Cuba
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| 5 | 1764 | - 1764—1764: James Hargeaves invents the Spinning Jenny (but destroyed 1768)
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