1759
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1759 was 112 years before the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Context
In 1759, the French and Indian War continued. George Washington married the former Martha Dandridge Custis. King Ferdinand VI of Spain died and was succeeded by his half–brother Charles III. Voltaire's Candide was published.
Notable births in 1759 included poet Robert Burns, feminist author Mary Wollstonecraft, architect William Thornton, British abolitionist William Wilberforce, French Revolutionary leader Georges Danton, and German writer Friedrich Schiller. Notable deaths included composer George Frideric Handel and King Ferdinand VI of Spain.
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