A Dictionary of the English Language
Publication of "English Dictionary"
Historical events in 1753
16 historical records
April 17531 historical events
May 17533 historical events
Binomial Plant Nomenclature
Establishes the starting point for modern botanical nomenclature.
Species Plantarum
Publishes Species Plantarum using consistent two-part plant names.
Birth of Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carot
Birth of Lazare Nicholas Marguerite Carot, Nolay in Burgundy, son of a lawyer
Foreign Secretary of Austria
Appointed Foreign Minister
State Chancellor
Appointed State Chancellor
State Chancellor
Appointed State Chancellor
Salt Cargoes Gain Enclosed Berths
The new basin supported salt shipment from the Cheshire refining trade in a more dependable harbour setting. It linked the salt trade with new waterfront capacity.
South Dock Opens To Shipping
The dock was completed and opened as Liverpool expanded the protected accommodation available to merchant vessels. The development illustrates why Liverpool invested in controlled berths.
Discovery of Nebulae
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille cataloged 42 nebulae from the Cape of Good Hope, with most of them being previously unknown
Chief Minister
Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia
Analysis of Beauty Published
Hogarth published The Analysis of Beauty, his prose treatise presenting a theory of beauty and visual form.
Essays and Treatises Collection
Hume issued Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects, collecting much of his philosophical and political writing.
Marriage
Marries his first wife, Jane Compton (1730-1757), sister of Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton
Death of George Berkley
Death of George Berkley
Recognition of the British fortified trading post at Negrais
Recognises the British fortified trading post at Negrais