Phelp’s electro-motor printing telepraph from 1880’s

In the year 1753, the concept of electrical telegraphy is first published (Feb 17), Sweden adopts the Gregorian calendar, and February 17 is followed directly by March 1 (Mar 1), Saint Patrick’s Day is observed for the first time officially (Mar 17), the British Museum is established in London, to be opened later (Jun 7), 21-year-old Major George Washington is commissioned to dissuade the French from occupying the Ohio Country (Oct 31) - and all these fine people were born:

1753-0308 William Roscoe* lawyer/ abolitionist/historian - Liverpool, England (1831/78)
1753-0315 Richard Varick* lawyer/ military officer/the 45th Mayor of New York City - Hackensack, Province of New Jersey, British America (1831/78)
1753-0326 Benjamin Thompson* American-born British physicist/inventor - Woburn, Masssachusetts, British America (1814/61)

1753-0428 Franz Karl Achard* biologist/chemist/discovered the production of sugar from sugar beet - Berlin, Margraviate of Brandenburg (1821/67)

1753-0513 Lazare Carnot* mathematician/ physicist/politician - Nolay, Côte-d’Or, France (1823/70)
1753-0515 Caroline Friederike von Schlözer* (b Roederer) German painter/embroiderer - Göttingen, Lower Saxony (1808/54)
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1753-0605 Johann Friedrich August_Göttling* chemist - Derenburg, Prussia (1809/56).
1753-0613 Johan Afzelius* chemist - Larv, Västergötland, Sweden (1837/83)

1753-0704 Jean-Pierre Blanchard* inventor/pioneer in balloon flight - Les Andelys, France (1809/55).
1753-0709 William Waldegrave* admiral in the Royal Navy/Governor of Newfoundland - England (1825/72)
1753-0717 Jacob Rijf* church builder in Finland and Sweden - Pietarsaari, Sweden-Finland (1808/55)

1753-0910 John Soane* architect - Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England (1837/83)

1753-1027 Jean-Baptiste de Lavalette* Count of la Valette/turned into a Robespierrist commanding officer/military governor - Paris, France (1794/40)

1753-11xx Francis Bourgeois* landscape & history painter - London, England (1811/57).
1753-1125 Robert Townsend* Culper Ring spy for General George Washington during the American Revolution - Oyster Bay, New York (1838/84)

1753-1203 Samuel Crompton* inventor of the spinning mule - Bolton, Lancashire, England (1827/73)
1753-1209 Reinhold Johan Böning* vicar active in Tallinn/author - Tammisaari, Sweden-Finland (1821/67)

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