Births on June 8

Caspar Wessel

Born on June 8, 1745

Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (d. 1818)

Caspar Wessel (8 June 1745, Vestby – 25 March 1818, Copenhagen) was a Danish–Norwegian mathematician and cartographer. In 1799, Wessel was the first person to describe the geometrical interpretation of complex numbers as points in the complex plane and vectors.

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Events on 1745

18 Feb

Sunanate of Surakarta
The city of Surakarta, Central Java is founded on the banks of Bengawan Solo River, and becomes the capital of the Sunanate of Surakarta Hadiningrat.
11 May

Battle of Fontenoy
War of the Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy: French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army.
28 Jun

Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
19 Aug

Battle of Kars (1745)
Ottoman-Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.
8 Nov

Battle of Culloden
Charles Edward Stuart invades England with an army of ~5000 that would later participate in the Battle of Culloden.

Births on June 8

Caspar Wessel

Born on June 8, 1745

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Events on 1745

Sunanate of Surakarta

Battle of Fontenoy

Siege of Louisbourg (1745)

Battle of Kars (1745)

Battle of Culloden