Historical Events In 1755

Nov 20   On this day in history english minister William Pitt Sr resigns  

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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   The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire in the year 1755.  

Dec 03   In the year 1755 gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)  

Dec 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Dec 27   In the year 1755 antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)  

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

Jan 11   Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 03   Florido Tomeoni, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 11   On this day in history birth of albert Christoph Dies, composer  

Feb 13   Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born in the year 1755.  

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

Mar 02   On this day in history birth of antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer  

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of philipp Christoph Kayser, composer  

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   Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1755.  

Feb 11   Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675) died in the year 1755.  

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

Apr 06   On this day in history death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)  

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