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1761 was a year.
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Two earthquakes struck London: one on 8 January, the other on 8 March. William Bell, in his codex, predicted that a third earthquake would hit, destroying London and beginning the apocalypse, on 5 April. He was imprisoned in Bedlam asylum, and his predictions proved inaccurate. (PROSE: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses)
In May, the HMS Century sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. (PROSE: Tick-Tock)
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A transit of Venus occurred in this year. (AUDIO: The Gates of Hell)