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| 1759 |
| | | Frederick the Great suffers his first major defeat, by a Russian and Austrian army at Kunersdorf | |
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| 1759 |
| | | The first (wooden) toll bridge at Kew, built by Robert Tunstall, is inaugurated by the Prince of Wales (later George III).. At this time it is the only bridge between Fulham and Kingston | |
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| 1759 |
| | | Laurence Sterne publishes the first two volumes of Tristram Shandy, beginning with the scene at the hero's conception | |
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| 1759 |
| | | Wolfe defeats Montcalm and captures Quebec, but both commanders die in the engagement | |
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| 1759 |
| | | A British defeat of the French in Quiberon Bay prompts David Garrick to write Heart of Oak | |
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| 1759 |
| | | A succession of victories cause 1759 to be known in Britain as annus mirabilis, the wonderful year | |
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| c. 1760 |
| | | German painter Johann Zoffany moves to England to find work as a painter of conversation pieces and portraits | |
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| c. 1760 |
| | | Cricket is played on Broadhalfpenny Down in Hampshire | |
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| 1760-61 |
| | | Walpole adds the Gallery, round tower, great cloister and cabinet to Strawberry Hill. | |
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| c. 1760 |
| | | Asgill House, designed by Robert Taylor, is completed for Sir Charles Asgill, recently the Lord Mayor of London (1757-8) | |
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