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* [[1735]] - [[Philadelphus Philadelphia]], a magician born in the U.S. and who performed extensively in Europe, is born | * [[1735]] - [[Philadelphus Philadelphia]], a magician born in the U.S. and who performed extensively in Europe, is born | ||
| − | * [[1740]] - A description of the [[Indian Rope Trick]] appears in [[Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio]] | + | * [[1740]] - A description of the [[Indian Rope Trick]] appears in ''[[Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio]]'' |
* [[1742]] - The "father of modern circus", [[Philip Astley]], is born | * [[1742]] - The "father of modern circus", [[Philip Astley]], is born | ||
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* [[1750]] - [[Chevalier Giuseppe Pinetti]], a major figure of eighteenth century magic, is born | * [[1750]] - [[Chevalier Giuseppe Pinetti]], a major figure of eighteenth century magic, is born | ||
| − | * [[1756]] - [[William Godwin]], author of numerous books, including [[Lives of the Necromancers]], is born | + | * [[1756]] - [[William Godwin]], author of numerous books, including ''[[Lives of the Necromancers]]'', is born |
* [[1758]] - [[Philadelphus Philadelphia]] goes on tour throughout England | * [[1758]] - [[Philadelphus Philadelphia]] goes on tour throughout England | ||
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* [[1760]] - The successful magician [[Eliaser Bamberg]] is born | * [[1760]] - The successful magician [[Eliaser Bamberg]] is born | ||
| − | * [[1764]] | + | * [[1764]] - ''[[Le philosophe négre, et les secrets des Grecs]]'', a book about card sharpers, is published |
| − | * [[1769]] - [[Nouvelles Récréations mathématiques et physiques]], by [[Gilles-Edme Guyot]], is first published | + | * [[1769]] - ''[[Nouvelles Récréations mathématiques et physiques]]', by [[Gilles-Edme Guyot]], is first published |
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| + | * [[1770]] - [[The Turk]], better known as the [[Automaton]] Chess Player is first exhibited | ||
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| + | * [[1774]] - ''[[Rational Recreations]]'', by [[W. Hooper]], is published | ||
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| + | * [[1777]] - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg speaks out against [[Philadelphus Philadelphia]] for performing magic as science | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 21 March 2010
The century of the 1700s.
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Selected Magic Events By Year
(Click on date to see all magic events in that year)
- 1700-Unexact dates - Round About Our Coal Fire: or, Christmas Entertainments is published circa 1700
- 1703 - Arts Improvement:or, Choice Experiments is published
- 1706 - Gilles-Edme Guyot is born in France
- 1708 - Recreations Mathematical and Physical is translated and published from the earlier French version
- 1710 - Legerdemain: or, Natural and Artificial Conclusions and Hocus Pocus Improved is published
- 1716 - The Merry Companion; or Delights for the Ingenious, written by Richard Neve, is published
- 1717 - Jacques Ozanam dies
- 1721 - Hocus Pocus: or, The Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities Broke Open, by Richard Neve, is published
- 1722 - The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus in Perfection, a book written by Henry Dean, is published in London.
- 1726 - Philip Breslaw, a German magician who specialized in close-up performances, is born
- 1731 - Isaac Fawkes, an English conjurer and showman, dies
- 1732 - Christopher Pinchbeck, a clockmaker, dies
- 1735 - Philadelphus Philadelphia, a magician born in the U.S. and who performed extensively in Europe, is born
- 1740 - A description of the Indian Rope Trick appears in Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio
- 1742 - The "father of modern circus", Philip Astley, is born
- 1743 - Alessandro Cagliostro, who acted in as a magician, prophet, and exorcist, is born
- 1746 - Henri Decremps, who unmasked magicians and charlatans who cheated others, is born
- 1750 - Chevalier Giuseppe Pinetti, a major figure of eighteenth century magic, is born
- 1756 - William Godwin, author of numerous books, including Lives of the Necromancers, is born
- 1758 - Philadelphus Philadelphia goes on tour throughout England
- 1760 - The successful magician Eliaser Bamberg is born
- 1764 - Le philosophe négre, et les secrets des Grecs, a book about card sharpers, is published
- 1769 - Nouvelles Récréations mathématiques et physiques', by Gilles-Edme Guyot, is first published
- 1774 - Rational Recreations, by W. Hooper, is published
- 1777 - Georg Christoph Lichtenberg speaks out against Philadelphus Philadelphia for performing magic as science
