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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George II
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Birth1752Born
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Year of birthSep 1752Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar2 September was followed by 14 September.
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Age c. 41756–1763Seven Years' War begins
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Age c. 825 Oct 1760Accession of George IIIReigned 1760–1820
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Age c. 121764Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
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Age c. 1626 Aug 1768Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
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Age c. 175 Jan 1769James Watt patents his improved steam engine
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Age c. 231775–1783American War of Independence begins
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Age c. 284 May 1780First Epsom Derby runOn Epsom Downs, Surrey.
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Age c. 361788Son Thomas born
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Age c. 3714 Jul 1789French Revolution begins
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Age c. 411 Feb 1793Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
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Age c. 4414 May 1796Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
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Age c. 491 Jan 1801Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
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Age c. 511803–1815Napoleonic Wars resume
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Age c. 5221 Feb 1804Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
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Age c. 5321 Oct 1805Battle of TrafalgarNelson killed.
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Age c. 5525 Mar 1807Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
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Age c. 63Apr 1815Mount Tambora eruptsLed to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
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Age c. 6318 Jun 1815Battle of Waterloo
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Age c. 6716 Aug 1819Peterloo Massacre
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Age c. 6829 Jan 1820Accession of George IVReigned 1820–1830
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Age c. 7327 Sep 1825Stockton and Darlington Railway opensThe first public steam railway.
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Age c. 7713 Apr 1829Catholic Emancipation Act
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Age c. 7729 Sep 1829Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
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Age c. 77Oct 1829Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
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Age c. 7826 Jun 1830Accession of William IVReigned 1830–1837
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Age c. 7815 Sep 1830Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
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Age c. 791831–1832First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
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Age c. 807 Jun 1832Great Reform Act