24 Nov 1715—24 Nov 1715: The River Thames froze over The River Thames froze over (also exactly 281 years before it froze) - hard enough for a Frost Fair to be held on the ice.
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1727
22 Jun 1727—25 Oct 1760: George II (George Augustus; German: Georg II. August; 30 October / 9 November 1683O.S./N.S. – 25 October 1760) George II (George Augustus; German: Georg II. August; 30 October / 9 November 1683O.S./N.S. – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death
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1755
1 Nov 1755: Lisbon earthquake Earthquake reduced 85% of Lisbon to rubble killing up to 100,000 people
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1760
25 Oct 1760—29 Jan 1820: George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814
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1782
1782: Shortest growing season 181 days Shortest growing season 181 days
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1803
18 May 1803—20 Nov 1815: Napoleonic Wars No consensus exists as to when the French Revolutionary Wars ended and the Napoleonic Wars began. An early candidate is 9 November 1799, when Bonaparte seized power in France with the coup of 18 Brumaire. 18 May 1803 is the most commonly used date, as this was when a renewed declaration of war between Britain and France (resulting from the collapse of the Treaty of Amiens), ended the only period of general peace in Europe between 1792 and 1814. The Napoleonic Wars ended following Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo on 18 June 1815 and the Second Treaty of Paris
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