18th Century
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At some point in this century...
- Edgar Stroulger invents the Sneakoscope (FW).
In the 17th and 18th century...
- The goblin rebellions, a series of violent goblin uprisings, take place.
- One of the 18th century goblin leaders is Urg the Unclean (FW).
- Two known causes for the rebellions are the alleged theft of Gryffindor's sword from goblin king Ragnuk the First and the Ministry of Magic Decree of 1631, which prevents goblins from carrying wands (W3).
- Other possible causes are the public ducking of Urg the Unclean in the village pond, the imprisonment of goblin confidence trickster Ug the Unreliable, and the accidental death of Nagnok, a Gringotts goblin (W3).
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1703
Edgar Stroulger, inventor of the Sneakoscope, is born (FW).
1709
The Warlocks' Convention of 1709 outlaws dragon-breeding (PS14).
1710
Unicorn expert Havelock Sweeting dies (FW).
1715
Flavius Belby, the only wizard known to have survived a Lethifold attack, is born (FW).
1717
The Ministry of Magic classifies Avada Kedavra, Crucio and Imperio as Unforgivable Curses. Their use is severely punished (BB4).
1720
Gondoline Oliphant, a Magizoologist specializing in trolls, is born (FW).
1722
Dilys Derwent becomes a St. Mungo's Healer (OP22).
1729
Elladora Ketteridge, discoverer of the use of Gillyweed, dies (OP22).
1741
Dilys Derwent resigns her post as a St. Mungo's Healer and becomes headmistress of Hogwarts. She is one of the most renowned heads of the school (OP22).
1742
Glover Hipworth, inventor of the Pepperup Potion, is born (FW).
Beaumont Majorbanks, famous herbologist, is born (FW).
1743
Honoria Nutcombe, founder of the Society for the Reformation of Hags, dies (FW).
1750
Gulliver Pokeby, author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried, is born (FW).
Wizard entertainer Xavier Rastrick is born (FW).
As a reaction to the Statute of Secrecy amendments of 1692, the Department of Magical Games and Sports is founded (QA5, QA6).
Clause 73 is added to the Statute of Secrecy. It makes the hiding of all magical creatures in their territory mandatory for all wizarding governments (FBi).
1754
Artemisia Lufkin, the first female Minister for Magic, is born (FW).
1761
Glanmore Peakes, slayer of the Sea Serpent of Cromer, dies (FW).
1768
Dilys Derwent, one of the most renowned heads of the school, is replaced as headmistress of Hogwarts (OP22).
1769
Lord Stoddard Withers, a breeder of winged horses and inventor of a cross of Quidditch and polo, is born (FW).
1770
Grogan Stump, a very popular Minister for Magic, is born (FW).
1782
Flavius Belby is attacked by a Lethifold while vacationing at Papua New Guinea. He survives by casting a Patronus Charm, thus discovering the only way to repel the creature (FBAZ). To this day, Belby is the only known survivor of a Lethifold attack (FW).
1791
Flavius Belby, the only wizard known to have survived a Lethifold attack, dies (FW).
1794
Beatrix Bloxam, author of the Toadstool Tales, a series of children's books, is born (FW).
The first recorded sighting of an Acromantula occurs (presumably on the island of Borneo, the creature's native habitat) (FBAZ).
1795
Crispin Cronk, a wizard known for being sent to Azkaban due to his keeping of sphinxes in his back yard, is born (FW).
1798
Artemisia Lufkin becomes the first female Minister for Magic (W3).
Edgar Stroulger, inventor of the Sneakoscope, dies (FW).
1799
Gondoline Oliphant, a Magizoologist specializing in trolls, is clubbed to death in the Cotswolds during research (FW).
A Ukrainian Ironbelly carries an empty ship away from the Black Sea. The incident causes Ukrainian wizarding authorities to keep a close watch on their native dragon population in the future (FBAZ).
