A Year In History: 1751

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This Year in History:

1751

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

March 16

James Madison, “Father of the Constitution,” is born

On March 16, 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States, is born on…

American Revolution

August 14

A daughter poisons her father

Francis Blandy falls into a coma and dies in his home outside London, England. Later that night, Blandy’s daughter Mary offered one of the family’s servants a large sum of…

Crime

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James Madison, “Father of the Constitution,” is born

A daughter poisons her father

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