1752

1752 was a year.

Properties

The year was the centre-point of the Age of Reason. (COMIC: Political Animals)

Political situation

Henry Pelham was the Prime Minister of Great Britain (PROSE: Weapons Grade Snake Oil) and George II was the king. (PROSE: The Book of the War)

Events

Dated

A House Paradox godfather signs the Gregorian Compact. (COMIC: Political Animals)

In January, (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses) a Godfather-lieutenant of House Paradox negotiated with the British over the eleven days which would be "lost" when Britain converted from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. In a St Giles-in-the-Field pub, the Gregorian Compact was signed, officially giving the Faction 2 - 14 September 1752. (PROSE: The Book of the War) This marked the beginning of humanity's involvement with the War in Heaven. (PROSE: Interference - Book One)

A shadowy glimpse of the Eleven-Day Empire. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses)

On 2 September, at the time of the changeover, Greyjan the Sane had just begun serving his term as Lord President of Gallifrey. He was affected by the Eleven-Day Empire and driven insane. Greyjan committed suicide after only three days in office. (PROSE: The Ancestor Cell)

On 14 September, after Britain adopted the Gregorian calendar, joining the rest of Europe, the citizens of London caught a momentary glimpse of the Eleven-Day Empire. Sabbath was one of the few Londoners to remember seeing the Empire. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses, Political Animals)

Undated

Benjamin Franklin performed his famous experiment involving lightning striking a key tied to a kite. (COMIC: Political Animals) The Tenth Doctor once claimed to have been present on the night of the experiment, and that he got rope burn from the kite before becoming soaked and electrocuted. (TV: Smith and Jones)

Births and deaths

Dated

In January, a child was born in Manchester with two bodies. (COMIC: Political Animals)

Undated

Nathaniel Wain died and was reincorporated in Mictlan to serve the Celestis. (PROSE: The Book of the War)