Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797). Edmund Burke was born on 12 January 1729 in what is now Ireland. Edmund Burke is remembered as a politician, philosopher and writer, a citizen of the Kingdom of Ireland. Notable works include “Reflections on the Revolution in France” and “A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful”. Positions held included member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain and member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain.
Before and after
- 20 March 1727Death of Isaac Newton
- 10 February 1728Birth of Peter III of Russia
- 27 October 1728Birth of James Cook
- 1729Founding of Karachi
- 12 January 1729Birth of Edmund Burke
- 2 May 1729Birth of Catherine II of Russia
- 1730Founding of Southbridge
- from c. 1730s to 1780sRise of Rococo
- from 1730 to 1735Ottoman–Persian War of 1730–1735
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- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
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