Historical Events In 1755

Nov 18   Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report in the year 1755.  

Nov 20   On this day in history english minister William Pitt Sr resigns  

Nov 25   On this day in history johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76  

Nov 25   In the year 1755 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire on this day in history.  

Dec 03   In the year 1755 gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)  

Dec 21   In the year 1755 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47  

Dec 27   On this day in history antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)  

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)  

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

Feb 11   Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 19   In the year 1755 birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies  

Mar 02   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer was born in the year 1755.  

Mar 10   Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1755 gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49  

Jan 15   Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1755.  

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   Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Apr 06   Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) died in the year 1755.  

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