Page 2: Historical Events In 1757

Jul 04   Jean-Joseph Vade, composer, dies at 38.   

Jul 06   French troops sent to re-enforce Louisbourg; the Corps Royal, consisting of six officers, four hundred recruits from France, and twenty artillery men, plus two battalions of the Berry Regiment   

Jul 08   Richard Wainwright, composer   

Jul 12   Christian Danner, composer.   

Jul 23   Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (La Silvia), dies at 71   

Jul 26   Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland.   

Aug 09   English Ft William Henry, NY, surrenders to French and Indians troops   

Aug 11   Jose Pradas Gallen, composer, dies at 67   

Aug 12   ALF, alien life form (ALF).   

Aug 19   Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [NS=Aug 30].   

Aug 30   Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia [OS=Aug 19].   

Sep 03   Charles X, Versailles France, Duke of Prussia   

Sep 06   Marquis de Lafayette, American patriot, French revolutionary   

Sep 06   Marquis de Lafayette, French soldier is born   

Sep 22   Herman H Vitringa, politician (National Meetings)   

Sep 28   Andrea Zani, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 09   Charles X, reactionary king of France (1824-30); deposed.   

Oct 10   Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist (lichens).   

Oct 16   Austrian troops occupy Berlin.   

Oct 30   Osman III, sultan of Turkey (1754-57), dies.   

Oct 31   Ignaz Spangler, composer   

Nov 01   Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor is born.   

Nov 01   Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor   

Nov 05   Battle at Rossbach (7 year war/French and Indian War)   

Nov 06   Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny, composer.   

Nov 08   Pierre Prowo, composer, dies at 60.   

Nov 12   Jacobus Bellamy, [Zelandus], Zealand poet.   

Nov 16   Daniel Read, composer   

Nov 20   Giovanni Battista Gaiani, composer   

Nov 28   England condemns ceasefire of Kloster-Seven.   

Nov 28   William Blake, English poet is born   

Nov 28   William Blake, English poet/painter (Songs of Innocence and Experience)   

Dec 05   Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians.   

Dec 11   Charles Wesley, composer   

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Jan 03   Johann abraham sixt: Composer   

Jan 11   Alexander hamilton: West indies, 1st us sec of treasury ($10 face)   

Jan 11   Samuel bentham: English mechanical engineer   

Jan 16   Samuel mcintire: Woodcarver/architect (architect of salem)   

Jan 19   Augusta reuss-ebersdorf: German princess   

Jan 28   Antonio bartolomeo bruni: Composer   

Feb 01   John p kemble: England, actor/director (drury lane, covent garden)   

Feb 06   Julian ursyn niemcewicz: Polish scholar and statesman.    

Jan 09   Bernard le bovier de fontenelle: French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657)   

Jan 19   Thomas ruddiman: Scottish classical scholar (b. 1674)   

Mar 01   Edward moore: English writer (b. 1712)   

Mar 08   Thomas blackwell: Scottish classical scholar (b. 1701)   

Mar 14   John byng: English admiral (minorca), executed at 52   

Mar 20   Johann paul kunzen: Composer,    

Mar 27   Johann wenzel anton stamitz: Composer,   

May 06   Maximilian ulysses count browne: Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)