Historical Events In 1758

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

Jul 05   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 on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history george Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general  

Jul 08   In the year 1758 english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY  

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

Jul 24   George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess in the year 1758.  

Jul 24   John Dyer, poet, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 25   On this day in history seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken.  

Jul 26   British battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment)  

Aug 08   British troops occupy & plunder Cherbourg on this day in history.  

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

Aug 14   Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed in the year 1758.  

Aug 14   On this day in history carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer  

Aug 15   In the year 1758 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60  

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

Aug 25   In the year 1758 franz Teyber, composer  

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   On this day in history gerard Van Wage, historian, dies at 75  

Aug 29   New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation in the year 1758.  

Sep 01   Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant on this day in history.  

Sep 11   Battle of Saint Cast France repels British invasion during the Seven Year's War on this day in history.  

Sep 12   On this day in history charles Messier observes Crab Nebula & begins catalog  

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

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

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

Sep 29   On this day in history the birth of Horatio Nelson, English admiral killed at Trafalgar  

Oct 05   On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer  

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

Oct 11   In the year 1758 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   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04   Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12   Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 09   Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology) was born in the year 1758.  

Mar 12   Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22] was born on this day in history.  

Mar 26   In the year 1758 birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer  

Jan 01   On this day in history johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26  

Jan 07   In the year 1758 allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71  

Feb 05   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1758.  

Feb 10   In the year 1758 death of thomas Ripley, English architect  

Mar 02   Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78 died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 22   In the year 1758 jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54  

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