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Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
1774Sep, 19

Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti

Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Italian cardinal and linguist (d. 1849)
Giuseppe Gasparo Mezzofanti (17 September 1774 – 15 March 1849) was an Italian cardinal and famed hyperpolyglot.

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  • 31Mar

    Boston Port Act

    American Revolutionary War: The Kingdom of Great Britain orders the port of Boston, Massachusetts closed pursuant to the Boston Port Act.
  • 2Jun

    Quartering Act

    Intolerable Acts: The Quartering Act is enacted, allowing a governor in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings if suitable quarters are not provided.
  • 21Jul

    Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca

    Russo-Turkish War (1768-74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war.
  • 1Aug

    Oxygen

    British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
  • 1Sep

    Powder Alarm

    Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm.