Page 3: Historical Events In 1755

Nov 18   On this day in history worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report   

Nov 20   English minister William Pitt Sr resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 in the year 1755.   

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   Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 11   On this day in history 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 in the year 1755.   

Feb 03   Florido Tomeoni, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 13   Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born in the year 1755.   

Feb 19   Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies was born in the year 1755.   

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   On this day in history death of montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689)   

Feb 11   Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) died in the year 1755.   

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 in the year 1755.   

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.