‘economics’

Event	Date
Economist and philosopher Adam Smith is born	16th June
Adam Smith publishes The Wealth of Nations	9th March
The ‘richest commoner in Scotland’ is born	7th February
Founder of the Bank of England dies	22nd January
France tries again after Scottish bank collapse	18th January

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