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| 1 | 1727 | - 1727—1760: ROYAL: .George II. Ruler of England. House of Hanover - Only son of George I, married Caroline of Brandenburg.
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| 2 | 1755 | - 1755—1755: LITERATURE: Samuel Johnson publishes the first English language dictionary..
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| 3 | 1756 | - 1756—1763: WAR: Seven Years' War .(French and Indian Wars in America) (to 1763), in which Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses North American colonies; Spain cedes Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba. In India, over 100 British prisoners die in iBlack Hole of Calcutta.i
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