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  • Germany
    Mar, 1750
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach underwent eye surgery

    Germany
    Mar, 1750

    Becoming blind, Bach underwent eye surgery, in March 1750 and again in April, by the British eye surgeon John Taylor, a man widely understood today as a charlatan and believed to have blinded hundreds of people.




  • Leipzig, Germany
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1750
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Death

    Leipzig, Germany
    Tuesday Jul 28, 1750

    Bach died on 28 July 1750 from complications due to the unsuccessful treatment.




  • Aztec (now: Veracruz, Mexico)
    1750 BC
    Chocolate

    Science confirmed historic Existence

    Aztec (now: Veracruz, Mexico)
    1750 BC

    Ceramic vessel with residues from the preparation of chocolate beverages has been found at archaeological sites dating back to the Early Formative (1900–900 BC) period. For example, one such vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz, Mexico dates chocolate's preparation by pre-Olmec peoples as early as 1750 BC.




  • London
    Saturday May 2, 1750

    John André Birth

    London
    Saturday May 2, 1750

    The British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War, John André, was born in London in 1750.




  • Bangalore
    Friday Nov 20, 1750

    Tipu Sultan Birth

    Bangalore
    Friday Nov 20, 1750

    The ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, Tipu Sultan, was born in Bangalore, India.




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