February 16 1st publication of Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard" February 25 1st performing monkey exhibited in America, New York City (admission 1cent) April 5 Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself king of Sweden May 1 1st American cricket match is played May 11 1st U.S. hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital) July 29 1st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 minutes in England July 31 Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses August 24 Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch August 30 Georg Friedrich Handel completes oratorio "Jephtha" August 31 English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India September 12 Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto September 13 England signs Austrian and Russian alliance October 20 Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort December 23 France sets plan to tax clergymen
