Page 2: Historical Events In 1755

Jun 30   Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants   

Jul 05   Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)   

Jul 09   Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British.   

Jul 09   British Gen E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War.   

Jul 09   E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French and Indian War.   

Jul 13   Edward Braddock, British general, dies in battle at Pittsburgh   

Jul 15   French ambassador recalled from London   

Jul 29   Franz Gotz, composer   

Aug 01   Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer   

Aug 04   Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil)   

Aug 08   Luigi Marchesi, composer.   

Aug 22   Caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies.   

Aug 31   Johann Ignaz Walter, composer.   

Sep 08   Battle at Lake George: English army beats France.   

Sep 13   Oliver Evans, pioneered high-pressure steam engine   

Sep 18   Fort Ticonderoga, NY opens.   

Sep 18   Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens   

Sep 19   England and Russia sign military agreement.   

Sep 24   Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45   

Sep 24   John Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35).   

Sep 30   Francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 04   Samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies   

Oct 28   Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65.   

Oct 31   Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist   

Nov 01   Lisbon earthquake results in the deaths of more than 50000.   

Nov 02   Marie Antoinette, Former Queen of France is born   

Nov 02   Marie Antoinette, the wife of French King Louis XVI is born in Vienna   

Nov 02   Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake.   

Nov 11   Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91   

Nov 12   Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prussia milt/minister of War (1807-10).   

Nov 14   Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State.   

Nov 15   Jan Blanken, Dutch hydraulic engineer.   

Nov 17   Louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24)   

Nov 18   Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report.   

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Jan 11   Alexander hamilton: 1st united states secretary of the treasury    

Jan 11   Alexander hamilton: Charlestown, nevis, west indies, 1st united states secretary of the treasury    

Feb 03   Florido tomeoni: Composer   

Feb 11   Albert christoph dies: Composer   

Feb 13   Francois alexander sallantin: Composer   

Feb 19   Pieter g van overstraten: Governor-general of neth-indies   

Mar 02   Antoine-frederic gresnick: Composer   

Mar 10   Philipp christoph kayser: Composer   

Jan 07   Gallus zeiler: Composer,    

Jan 15   Azzolino bernardino della ciaia: Composer,    

Feb 10   Montesquieu: French writer (b. 1689)   

Feb 11   Francesco scipione: Marchese di maffei, italian archaeologist (b. 1675)   

Mar 02   Louis de rouvroy: Duc de saint-simon, french writer (b. 1675)   

Mar 24   Theodor christleib reinhold: Composer,    

Apr 06   Richard rawlinson: English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)   

Jul 09   E braddock: British gen, mortally wounded during french & indian war