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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
1773Mar, 24

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time.

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    Tea Act

    The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
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    Juana Rangel de Cuéllar

    Cúcuta, Colombia, is discovered by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
  • 14Oct

    Commission of National Education

    The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • 14Oct

    British East India Company

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  • 16Dec

    Boston Tea Party

    American Revolution: Boston Tea Party: Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.