move into London's 10 Downing Street. October –December October 3 – An agreement between the European powers brings a ceasefire in the War of the Polish Succession, one week short of the second anniversary of the war. With France and Spain on the side of the reigning monarch, Stanisław Leszczyński, and Prussia, Russia, and Austria supporting Augustus III, a preliminary peace is signed that was ratified in 1738 as the Treaty of Vienna. By the terms of the treaty, Stanisław Leszczyński renounced his claim on the Polish throne and recognized Augustus III, Duke of Saxony. As compensation he received instead the duchies of Lorraine and Bar which were to pass to France upon his death. October 14 – John Wesley and his brother Charles set sail from England for Savannah in the Province of Georgia in British America; on the voyage they first encounter members of the Moravian Church. October 18 – In China, Qianlong succeeds his father, Yongzheng, as Emperor and begins a 60-year-long reign within the Qing dynasty. November 25 – The largest bell in the world, the diameter Tsar Kolokol, is successfully cast in Moscow within the Kremlin. November 30 – The Netherlands becomes the first government to announce a prohibition against citizens joining the Freemasons. December 6 – The second successful appendectomy is performed by naturalised British surgeon Claudius Aymand at St George's Hospital in London (the first was in 1731). December 19 – At the age of 8 years old, Prince Luis of Spain becomes the youngest Roman Catholic Cardinal in history, after being named by Pope Clement XII. Date unknown Russo-Turkish War, 1735-1739: Russian forces fail to occupy the Crimea, due to rasputitsa. Linnaeus publishes his Systema Naturae. A shipbuilding industry begins in Mumbai. Leonhard Euler solves the Basel problem, first posed by Pietro Mengoli in 1644, and the Seven Bridges of Königsberg problem. The King's Highway (Charleston to Boston) is completed. Quebec: Construction begins on the Chemin du roy between Quebec and Montreal. Augusta, Georgia, is founded. Cobalt is discovered and isolated by Georg Brandt. Births January 1 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and patriot (d. 1818) January 8 – John Carroll first Roman Catholic Archbishop in the U.S. (d. 1815) January 9 – John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, British Royal Navy admiral (d. 1823) January 27 – Étienne Clavière, French financier and politician (d. 1793) February 13, Crown Prince Sado