Data for 1761

A modern set of Faber-Castell color pencils

The British capture Pondicherry in India from the French (Jan 16), a transit of Venus occurs, and is observed from 120 locations around the Earth (Jun 6), the slave trade to and within Portugal is forbidden (Sep 19), in the Seven Years’ War, the Russians take after four months of siege the Prussian fortress of Kolberg (only to lose it later) (Dec 16), the tune to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is published in France, Faber-Castell Company is founded in Nuremburg, Germany – and all these fine people were born:

Data for the 1770s

Australia discoveries by Europeans before 1813

In the year 1770, the Boston Massacre takes place – an event that helps start the American Revolution five years later (Mar 3), James Cook and his crew complete the circumnavigation of New Zealand (Mar 26) and later become the first recorded Europeans to encounter the eastern coastline of the Australian continent (Apr 18), 14-year old Marie Antoinette marries Louis-Auguste, the future King Louis XVI, in Paris (May 7),  James Cook claims the whole of eastern coast of Australia for Great Britain, later naming it New South Wales (Aug 22) – and all these fine people were born: