Historical Events In 1755

Nov 20   English minister William Pitt Sr resigns on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 in the year 1755.  

Nov 25   In the year 1755 king Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection.  

Dec 01   Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1755.  

Dec 02   On this day in history the second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.  

Dec 03   On this day in history gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)  

Dec 21   On this day in history caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47  

Dec 27   Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36) in the year 1755.  

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Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)  

Jan 11   Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03   Florido Tomeoni, composer was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 11   Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 13   Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies was born in the year 1755.  

Mar 02   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 10   In the year 1755 death of montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689)  

Feb 11   In the year 1755 death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

Mar 02   In the year 1755 death of louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)  

Mar 24   Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1755.  

Apr 06   Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) died on this day in history.  

Jul 09   On this day in history death of e Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War