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1769 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1769th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 769th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of ...
Gordon's London dry gin first produced. [9]Elizabeth Raffald's cookery book The Experienced English Housekeeper, published in Manchester, contains a recipe for "Bride Cake" covered in marzipan and royal icing that is recognisable as a modern wedding cake [10] and the earliest printed recipe for crumpet.
This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the year 1769. For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland. See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland.
29 April – James Watt is granted a British patent for "A method of lessening the consumption of steam in steam engines" – the separate condenser, [1] a key improvement (first devised by Watt in 1765 in Glasgow) which stimulates the Industrial Revolution. [2]
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date 1769 Ship State Description Ann & Betty Great Britain The ship foundered off Ramsgate, Kent. [2]Duchess of Leinster Ireland The ship foundered in the Irish Sea off Waterford with some loss of life.
January 1 Marie-Louise Lachapelle, French midwife (died 1821); Jane Marcet, née Haldimand, English popular science writer (died 1858); March 23 – William Smith, English geologist (died 1839)
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