The British Museum opens to the public. The British Museum was founded in 1753, making it one of the oldest public museums in the world….
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15 January 1759
The British Museum opens to the public. The British Museum, one of the world’s most renowned cultural institutions, was founded in 1753 and opened to…
15 January 1759
The British Museum opens to the public The British Museum is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive museums, dedicated to human history, art,…
25 November 1759
An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000–40,000.
15 January 1759
The British Museum opens. In 1753 Sir Hans Sloane, an Irish-born physician and naturalist, left his collection of 71,000 books, manuscripts, natural specimens and other…