Historical Events In 1754

Jan 04   In the year 1754 columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)   

Jan 04   Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) in the year 1754.   

Jan 10   Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam in the year 1754.   

Jan 28   Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 in the year 1754.   

Feb 05   On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

Feb 16   Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

Feb 19   In the year 1754 vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)   

Mar 04   On this day in history benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

Mar 06   Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 in the year 1754.   

Mar 08   Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history silvestro Palma, composer   

Mar 18   In the year 1754 duke of Newcastle becomes English premier   

Apr 09   On this day in history antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer   

Apr 09   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1754.   

May 02   In the year 1754 vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

May 09   1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" in the year 1754.   

May 09   First newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or die" in the year 1754.   

May 10   Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter on this day in history.   

May 12   On this day in history franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer   

May 15   Pierre Dutillieu, composer in the year 1754.   

May 16   Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1754.   

May 20   In the year 1754 hans Gram, composer   

May 23   In the year 1754 andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

May 23   John Wood, architect/town planner, dies on this day in history.   

May 24   Giacomo Conti, composer in the year 1754.   

May 28   In the year 1754 george Washington defeats French & Indians at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)   

May 28   George Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52 in the year 1754.   

Jun 19   In the year 1754 albany Congress held by 7 British colonies & Iroquois indians   

Jun 19   In the year 1754 albany Congress held by 7 British colonies &Iroquois indians   

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Jan 15   On this day in history birth of richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834)   

Jan 24   Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born in the year 1754.   

Jan 29   Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 30   John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)   

Feb 17   Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer was born in the year 1754.   

Feb 17   Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1754 birth of vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)   

Jan 10   On this day in history daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

Jan 28   Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 in the year 1754.   

Feb 05   Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 in the year 1754.   

Feb 16   On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

Mar 06   On this day in history henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57   

Mar 08   In the year 1754 don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

Apr 02   Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) died on this day in history.