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The event pages are experimental; the OCR errors in the text mean this is incomplete and unreliable but I offer it in the hopes that it will be of some use. Events shown include births and deaths of people with their own entries, and also the publication dates of some of the works cited.

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Publication: “History of Colchester,” by Morant, Philip antiquary

Publication: “Ockley, however, was firmly of opinion, that it could serve nothing at all to his purpose; as appears from a printed letter of his to Mr. (afterwards Dr.) Thirl by, in which are the following words:” by Ockley, Simon an eminent Orientalist

Publication: “Origeniana,” by Origen an illustrious father of the church

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Died: Fabius Maximus, Quintus, Surnamed Verrucosus And Cunctator a noble Roman

Died: Nævius, Cneius of Campania

Born: Polybius historian

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Born: Plotinus philosopher

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Publication: “Characters of Women,” by Simonides poet

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Died: Pantænus philosopher

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Publication: “De Usura,” by Jewel, John prelate

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Publication: “Antichita Romane,” by Piranesi, John Baptist architect

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Publication: “Supplement,” by Patrick, Simon prelate

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Publication: “The Literary Repository, 1765,” by Richardson, Samuel writer

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Publication: “One also hath made a booke of the Spider and the Flie, wherein he dealeth so profoundlie, and beyond all measure of skill, that neither he himselfe that made it, neither anie one that readeth it, can reach unto the meaning thereof.” by Heywood, John one of the oldest English dramatic writers

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Publication: “On the errors of Surveyors, arising from the variation of the Magnetic-needle,” by Molyneux, William, Esq. astronomer

Publication: “Europe Sçavante” by Moreri, Lewis divine (?–1680)

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Publication: “In the year 880, being the eighth of his reign, king Alfred founded this city.” by Alfred, The Great the youngest son of Æthelwolf king of the West Saxons

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Died: Africanus, Junus historian

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Publication: “L‘Amant rendu Cordelier de l’observance d' Amour;” by Martial, D'Auvergne poet

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Died: Pollux, Julius an ancient Greek grammarian

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Died: Herodian historian

Publication: “Of an Irishman of an extraordinary size, viz. Edward Mallone, nineteen years old, seven feet six inches high,” by Plot, Robert eminent for being the first who formed a plan for a natural history of England

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Died: Ammonius, Saccas surnamed Saccas

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Publication: “A Catalogue of Electrical Bodies,” by Plot, Robert eminent for being the first who formed a plan for a natural history of England

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Publication: “Notices et Extraits des manuscrits de la bibliotheque de Paris” by Alkmar, Henry writer

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Died: Crates philosopher

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Born: Paulinus writer

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Publication: “the freezing and thawing of several short speeches which sir John made in the territories of Nova Zembla.” by Mandevile, Sir John traveller

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Publication: “Philosophical Transactions,” by Freind, John physician

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Died: Cyprian, Thascius Cæcilius a principal father of the Christian church

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Died: Caschiri is the surname of Imam Abul Hassan

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Died: Dionysius bishop

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Born: Anatolius St. born at Alexandria

270

Died: Plotinus philosopher

272

Born: Constantine usually called the Great

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Died: Longinus, Dlonysius Cassius the author of an admired work “On the Sublime

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Born: Eratosthenes a Greek of Cyrene

Publication: “In times of danger it is better that the public purse should be plundered, than the state betrayed to the enemy.” by Fabricius, Caius sirnamed Luscinus

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Born: Euclid mathematician

Publication: “Synopsis,” by Pool, Matthew a learned Nonconformist

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Born: Nemesianus, Aurelius Olympius poet

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Died: Blase saint

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Died: Menedemus philosopher

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Born: Hilarion the founder of the monastic life in Palestine

292

Born: Pachomius, St. abbot