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John Randolph (1727 – January 31, 1784) was an American lawyer and politician from Williamsburg in the British colony of Virginia. He served as king's attorney for Virginia from 1766 until he left for Britain at the outset of the American Revolution .
Newton died in his sleep in London on 20 March 1727 (OS 20 March 1726; NS 31 March 1727). [a] He was given a ceremonial funeral, attended by nobles, scientists, and philosophers, and was buried in Westminster Abbey among kings and queens. He was the first scientist to be buried in the abbey. [133] Voltaire may have been present at his funeral ...
As of January 2025, there are Wikiquote sites for 97 languages of which 74 are active and 23 are closed. [1] The active sites have 343,714 articles and the closed sites have 638 articles. [ 3 ] There are 4,307,280 registered users of which 1,961 are recently active.
Alexander Pope, circa 1727. Anonymous, Several Copies of Verses on Occasion of Mr. Gulliver's Travels, often attributed to Alexander Pope, but perhaps composed by Pope as well as John Gay and John Arbuthnot [1] Henry Baker, The Universe, a Poem intended to restrain the Pride of Man; Elizabeth Boyd, writing under the pen name, "Louisa", Variety [1]
Events from the year 1727 in Great Britain. This year sees a change of monarch. Incumbents. Monarch – George I (until 11 June), George II (starting 11 June)
Celebrate Earth Day 2024 with these inspiring sayings about honoring nature and the environment. Share famous quotes from world leaders, activists and writers.
Credit: The Other 98%. In the quote, Trump calls voters the "dumbest group of voters in the country." He continued, saying that they'd believe anything Fox broadcasts.
The action of 11 March 1727 was a minor naval engagement of the Anglo-Spanish War. On 11 March the brand new Spanish 46-gun fifth-rate warship Nuestra Senor Del Rosario was out on sea trials after just being fully completed.