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5 August 1772: Polish territory was carved up between Austria,...

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5 August 1772

Polish territory was carved up between Austria, Russia, and Prussia in an event known as the Partition of Poland (or later, after Polish territory was further reduced in January 1793 and October 1795, as the...

11 October 1797: A British victory over the Dutch in the naval...

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11 October 1797

A British victory over the Dutch in the naval battle of Camperdown restored the reputation of the navy after the mutiny at Spithead earlier that year.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
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Charlotte Nooth

CN , whose life is extemely obscure, produced three published works: a poetry volume and a remarkable novel (both issued within two years during the early nineteenth century) and the translation of a French work...

1925: After just two years of study, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin...

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1925

After just two years of study, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin earned a PhD in astronomy at Radcliffe College. It was the first doctorate awarded for research at the Harvard Observatory .
Powell, Jennifer H. “Reaching for the Stars”. The Harvard University Gazette, 19 Mar. 1998.

3 July 1883: Franz Kafka, novelist, was born in Prague,...

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3 July 1883

Franz Kafka , novelist, was born in Prague, Bohemia.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.

9 October 1738: The audience at the New Haymarket Theatre...

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9 October 1738

The audience at the New Haymarket Theatre rioted against the appearance of a company of French comedians.
The London Stage 1660-1800. Southern Illinois University Press, 1960–1968, 5 vols.
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June 1761: The Society of Artists of Great Britain held...

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June 1761

The Society of Artists of Great Britain held its annual exhibition in the rooms of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce.
Colley, Linda. Britons: Forging the Nation, 1707-1837. Yale University Press, 1992.
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Fleeman, John David, and James McLaverty. A Bibliography of the Works of Samuel Johnson. Clarendon Press, 2000, 2 vols.
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By June 1953: The thirteenth-century Revelations of Mechthild...

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By June 1953

The thirteenth-century Revelations of Mechthild of Magdeburg appeared for the first time in English, translated and introduced by Lucy Menzies .
British Book News. British Council.
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1 May 1787: William Lane advertised in the Leeds Intelligencer...

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1 May 1787

William Lane advertised in the Leeds Intelligencer his ready-made package for launching a circulating library: he could provide a stock of books at any price from twenty to five hundred pounds to float such a...

12 March 1733: George Lyttelton published a poem entitled...

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12 March 1733

George Lyttelton published a poem entitled Advice to a Lady.
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley. Essays and Poems and Simplicity, A Comedy. Editors Halsband, Robert and Isobel Grundy, Oxford University Press, 1993.
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Ann Taylor Gilbert

ATG , her next sister and two brothers, wrote and published seventy-three books. The first and most famous title appeared in 1804-5. Most of these works were collaboratively authored in various combinations. They were mainly...
Ann Taylor Gilbert Black and white illustration from pastel of Ann Taylor Gilbert by her son Josiah Gilbert, which he used in editing her Autobiography in 1874. She is sitting in a chair upholstered in patterned material. She is wearing a white bonnet tied in a bow under her chin, circular glasses, and a black dress. She is sitting with her head slightly inclined, with her hands together and her fingers laced.

July 1975: The illustrious Cornhill Magazine ceased...

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July 1975

The illustrious Cornhill Magazine ceased publication after a hundred and fifteen years in print.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.
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Late June 1862: The Council of the College of Physicians...

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Late June 1862

The Council of the College of Physicians in Edinburgh decided, by a vote of eighteen to sixteen, against admitting women.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
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Emily Gerard

EG wrote and published novels, short stories, reviews, and a travel book during the late nineteenth and very early twentieth centuries. Her earliest novels were produced in collaboration with her more prolific younger sister, Dorothea

20 April 1886: The Contagious Diseases Acts were repealed,...

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20 April 1886

The Contagious Diseases Acts were repealed, three years to the day after they had been effectively suspended.
Walkowitz, Judith R. ’We Are Not Beasts of the Field’: Prostitution and the Campaign Against the Contagious Diseases Acts, 1869-1886. University of Rochester, 1974.
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Elizabeth Oxenbridge, Lady Tyrwhit

Elizabeth, Lady Tyrwhit , a product of the Lutheran Protestant movement which inspired the Court ladies of her (sixteenth-century) generation, was the author or compiler of a private book of prayers, with hymns and psalms...

10 May 1933: Following a speech from Joseph Goebbels,...

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10 May 1933

Following a speech from Joseph Goebbels , over 40,000 people participated in burning books to cleanse German literature and root out Jewish intellectualism.
Bernard, Bruce, editor. Century. Phaidon, 2002.
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“Book Burning”. Holocaust Encyclopedia.
“Fighting the Fires of Hate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings”. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

2 May 1709: Poetical Miscellanies. The Sixth Part was...

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2 May 1709

Poetical Miscellanies. The Sixth Part was published, including Pope 's Pastorals and poems by Anne Finch (which are placed between work by Pope and Swift ).
Pope, Alexander. The Poems of Alexander Pope. Editor Butt, John, Twickenham Edition, Methuen; Yale University Press, 1951–1969, 11 vols.
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: In the aftermath of the Chartist Petition's...

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Summer 1842

In the aftermath of the Chartist Petition's defeat in the House of Commons, a general strike occurred.
Jones, Gareth Stedman. Languages of Class: Studies in English Working Class History 1832-1982. Cambridge University Press, 1983.
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Royle, Edward. Chartism. Longman, 1980.
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29 March 1461: In a climactic and singularly unchivalric...

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29 March 1461

In a climactic and singularly unchivalric battle of the Wars of the Roses, fought on Palm Sunday at Towton in North Yorkshire, about 28,000 men died and Edward IV 's position as king was confirmed.
Boylston, Anthea. “The Towton Mass Grave Project”. University of Bradford, Department of Archaeological Sciences, 22 May 2003.

1848: Frederic Rowton published his anthology The...

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1848

Frederic Rowton published his anthology The Female Poets of Great Britain, Chronologically Arranged, with Copious Selections and Critical Remarks.
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16 December 1911: The Copyright Act received the Royal Assent;...

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16 December 1911

The Copyright Act received the Royal Assent; it came into effect on 1 July 1912.
Kingsford, Reginald John Lethbridge. The Publisher’s Association, 1896-1946. Cambridge University Press, 1970.
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Clair, Colin. A Chronology of Printing. Cassell, 1969.
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4 May 1994: The ruling Conservatives were trounced in...

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4 May 1994

The ruling Conservatives were trounced in local government elections throughout Britain.
Williams, Neville et al. Chronology of the 20th Century. Helicon, 1996.
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1936: Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann discovered...

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1936

Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann discovered the earth's inner core, a solid mass within its liquid outer core.
Women in Physics (WiP): Inge Lehmann. http://www.physics.purdue.edu/wip/herstory/lehmann.html.
Carlowicz, Michael. Inge Lehmann (1888-1993). http://replay.web.archive.org/20080917143316/http://www.agu.org/inside/awards/lehmann2.html.

22 November 1951: Syntex, of Mexico City, patented norethisterone,...

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22 November 1951

Syntex , of Mexico City, patented norethisterone, an oral progestational agent, which became the basis of later oral contraceptives.
Asbell, Bernard. The Pill: A Biography of the Drug that Changed the World. Random House, 1995.
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Hordern, Anthony. Legal Abortion: The English Experience. Pergamon, 1971.
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