15 important events from 1700 to 1918 By timelineguru101 Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Dec 31, 1918 History Apr 15, 1755 First dictionary published by Samuel Johnson Feb 6, 1769 James cook maps New Zealand and Australia Dec 17, 1770 Ludwig van Beethoven is Baptised Feb 4, 1776 Signed the declaration of Independence Feb 8, 1776 The steamboat invented by Claude De Joffrey Jan 18, 1788 The first Fleet arrived at Botany Bay Jan 1, 1804 World population reaches 1 billion Feb 1, 1804 Morphine first isolated Feb 7, 1810 The trumpet gets different valves Feb 7, 1820 Discovery of antartica Feb 8, 1833 Slavery is abolished in the British Empire Feb 7, 1851 Start of the Victorian gold rush Feb 7, 1860 The Victorian gold rush ends Nov 30, 1874 Winstone Churchill is born Feb 7, 1879 Thomas Edison Test his first lightbulb Feb 7, 1881 The first power grid and power plant Apr 20, 1889 Adolf Hitler is born Jul 28, 1914 World War 1 begins
