Historical Events In 1755

Jul 05   Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress (Fatal Marriage) on this day in history.  

Jul 09   Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British in the year 1755.  

Jul 09   British Gen E Braddock mortally wounded during French & Indian War on this day in history.  

Jul 09   In the year 1755 e Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War  

Jul 13   Edward Braddock, British general, dies in battle at Pittsburgh in the year 1755.  

Jul 15   French ambassador recalled from London in the year 1755.  

Jul 29   Franz Gotz, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 01   Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi, composer in the year 1755.  

Aug 04   On this day in history nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil)  

Aug 08   On this day in history luigi Marchesi, composer  

Aug 22   In the year 1755 caspar Burman, historian/mayor (Utrecht), dies  

Aug 31   Johann Ignaz Walter, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In the year 1755 battle at Lake George: English army beats France  

Sep 13   Oliver Evans, pioneered high-pressure steam engine on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history fort Ticonderoga, NY opens  

Sep 18   Ft Ticonderoga, NY opens on this day in history.  

Sep 19   England & Russia sign military agreement on this day in history.  

Sep 24   Georg Gebel, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Sep 24   In the year 1755 john Marshall, Va, 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)  

Sep 30   On this day in history francesco Durante, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 04   On this day in history samuel von Cocceji, German lawyer, dies  

Oct 28   In the year 1755 joseph Bodin de Boismortier, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 31   In the year 1755 jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist  

Nov 01   In the year 1755 lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000  

Nov 02   In the year 1755 marie Antoinette, the wife of French King Louis XVI is born in Vienna  

Nov 02   In the year 1755 marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, let them eat cake  

Nov 02   In the year 1755 the birth of Marie Antoinette, Former Queen of France  

Nov 11   Johan van de Bergh, Leids regent, dies at 91 in the year 1755.  

Nov 12   Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst, Prussia milt/minister of War (1807-10) in the year 1755.  

Nov 14   Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State in the year 1755.  

Nov 15   In the year 1755 jan Blanken, Dutch hydraulic engineer  

Nov 17   In the year 1755 louis XVIII, 1st post-revolutionary king of France (1814-24)  

Nov 18   In the year 1755 worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report  

Nov 18   Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report on this day in history.  

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Jan 11   In the year 1755 birth of alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)  

Jan 11   Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03   On this day in history birth of florido Tomeoni, composer  

Feb 11   In the year 1755 birth of albert Christoph Dies, composer  

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of francois Alexander Sallantin, composer  

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

Mar 02   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of philipp Christoph Kayser, composer  

Jan 07   Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 in the year 1755.  

Jan 15   On this day in history azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83  

Feb 10   Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689) died in the year 1755.  

Feb 11   On this day in history death of francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)  

Mar 02   On this day in history death of louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)  

Mar 24   On this day in history theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72  

Apr 06   On this day in history death of richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)  

Jul 09   E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War died in the year 1755.