Page 2: Historical Events In 1754

Jun 26   Anthony Henday, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company, leaves York Factory with a party of Plains Cree returning to the interior; returns June 23, 1755, having traveled as far west as present-day Red Deer, Alberta   

Jul 03   George Washington surrenders to French, Ft Necessity (7 Years' War).   

Jul 04   George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France.   

Jul 07   Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College).   

Jul 11   Thomas Bowdler, British censor is born.   

Jul 11   Thomas Bowdler, famous prude, bowdlerized Shakespeare   

Aug 02   Pierre Charles L'Enfant, France, architect laid out Wash DC.   

Aug 23   Louis XVI, Versailles, king of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined   

Aug 28   Peter Winter, composer.   

Sep 09   William Bligh, nasty ship's captain (HMS Bounty).   

Oct 04   Tanacharison, Catawba Indian chief   

Oct 08   Henry Fielding, English lawyer/author (Tom Jones), dies at 47.   

Nov 09   Johann Christoph Fravenholtz, composer, dies at 70.   

Nov 12   Jacob de Wit, Amsterdam painter/decorater, dies at 58.   

Nov 26   Georg Forster, writer.   

Dec 07   Jack Jouett, American patriot.   

Dec 09   Etienne Ozi, composer   

Dec 14   Mahmud I, sultan of Turkey, dies at 58   

Dec 24   George Crabbe, Aldeburgh England, poet (Everlasting Mercy)   

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Jan 15   Richard martin: Irish animal rights activist   

Jan 24   Andrew ellicott: American surveyor    

Jan 29   Moses cleaveland: Founder of cleveland    

Jan 30   John lansing: Jr., american statesman    

Feb 13   Charles maurice de talleyrand: French politician    

Feb 17   Jan jachym kopriva: Composer   

Feb 17   Nicolas baudin: French explorer    

Feb 19   Vincenzo monti: Italian poet/translator (al signor di montgolfier)   

Jan 10   Daniel raap: Dutch porcelain salesman/politician,   

Jan 28   Ludvig holberg: Danish lawyer/writer (hendrig og pernille),    

Feb 05   Nicolaas s cruquius: Hydraulic engineer, (haarlemmermeer),    

Feb 16   Richard mead: Physician,    

Mar 06   Henry pelham: English premier (1745, 46-54), gin act,    

Mar 08   Don jose de carvajal bon lancaster: Sp min of foreign affairs,    

Mar 23   Johann jakob wettstein: Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

Apr 02   Thomas carte: English historian (b. 1686)