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Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke
1790May, 16

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke

Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (b. 1720)
Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, PC, FRS (9 March 1720 – 16 May 1790), styled Viscount Royston between 1754 and 1764, was an English politician and writer.

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Events on 1790

  • 8Jan

    State of the Union address

    George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address in New York City.
  • 11Feb

    Abolitionism in the United States

    The Religious Society of Friends, also known as Quakers, petitions U.S. Congress for the abolition of slavery.
  • 29May

    Thirteen Colonies

    Rhode Island becomes the last of the original United States' colonies to ratify the Constitution and is admitted as the 13th U.S. state.
  • 31Jul

    Potash

    The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.
  • 22Oct

    Little Turtle

    Warriors of the Miami people under Chief Little Turtle defeat United States troops under General Josiah Harmar at the site of present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Northwest Indian War.