Births on October 16

Johann Gottfried Eichhorn

Born on October 16, 1752

Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (d. 1827)

Johann Gottfried Eichhorn (16 October 1752, in Dörrenzimmern – 27 June 1827, in Göttingen) was a German Protestant theologian of the Enlightenment and an early orientalist. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History.

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Events on 1752

29 Feb

Konbaung Dynasty
King Alaungpaya founds Konbaung Dynasty, the last dynasty of Burmese monarchy.
15 Jun

Lightning
Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity (traditional date, the exact date is unknown).
2 Sep

Western Europe
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
14 Sep

Gregorian calendar
The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (the previous day was September 2).

Births on October 16

Johann Gottfried Eichhorn

Born on October 16, 1752

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Events on 1752

Konbaung Dynasty

Lightning

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