Historical Events In 1758

Jun 30   Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place on this day in history.  

Jul 05   On this day in history lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats.  

Jul 06   George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.  

Jul 08   On this day in history english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY  

Jul 21   In the year 1758 elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration)  

Jul 24   On this day in history george Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess  

Jul 24   John Dyer, poet, dies in the year 1758.  

Jul 25   Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken in the year 1758.  

Jul 26   On this day in history british battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg  

Jul 29   Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment) in the year 1758.  

Aug 08   British troops occupy & plunder Cherbourg in the year 1758.  

Aug 09   On this day in history bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer  

Aug 14   In the year 1758 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed  

Aug 14   Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer in the year 1758.  

Aug 15   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 in the year 1758.  

Aug 25   Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed on this day in history.  

Aug 25   Franz Teyber, composer in the year 1758.  

Aug 27   Colonel John Bradstreet 1714-1774 captures Fort Frontenac and its rich storehouses, as well as nine armed vessels with 100 guns, the total French naval force on Lake Ontario; British have only two wounded and not a single man killed on this day in history.  

Aug 29   First indian reservation established on this day in history.  

Aug 29   Gerard Van Wage, historian, dies at 75 in the year 1758.  

Aug 29   New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 1758 wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant  

Sep 11   Battle of Saint Cast France repels British invasion during the Seven Year's War in the year 1758.  

Sep 12   In the year 1758 charles Messier observes Crab Nebula & begins catalog  

Sep 12   In the year 1758 charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog  

Sep 26   In the year 1758 cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires.  

Sep 29   Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar) on this day in history.  

Sep 29   The birth of Horatio Nelson, English admiral killed at Trafalgar in the year 1758.  

Oct 05   Thomas Greatorex, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 07   Paul Anton Wineberger, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 11   On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)  

Oct 14   In the year 1758 battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia  

Oct 16   Noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 24   On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer  

Feb 04   Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer was born in the year 1758.  

Feb 07   Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1758 birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer  

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian  

Mar 09   In the year 1758 birth of franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology)  

Mar 12   On this day in history birth of leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]  

Mar 26   Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 in the year 1758.  

Jan 07   On this day in history allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71  

Feb 05   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of thomas Ripley, English architect  

Mar 02   On this day in history death of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78  

Mar 06   On this day in history death of henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician (b. 1705)  

Mar 22   Jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54 in the year 1758.  

Mar 28   In the year 1758 jonathan Edwards, US theologist (Great Awakening), dies at 54