Page 3: Historical Events In 1755

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

Nov 20   English minister William Pitt Sr steps down.   

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76.   

Nov 25   King Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection   

Dec 01   Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59.   

Dec 02   The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire   

Dec 03   Gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)   

Dec 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47.   

Dec 27   Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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