Historical Events In 1758

Jun 30   In the year 1758 seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place.   

Jul 05   On this day in history lake George New York, General James Abercromby leaves the ruins of Fort William Henry at the head of Lake George to attack the French at Fort Carillon; army of 6,000 British regulars, and almost 9000 provincials from New England, New York and New Jersey, embarks in hundreds of batteaux and whale boats.   

Jul 06   George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general in the year 1758.   

Jul 08   On this day in history english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY   

Jul 21   On this day in history elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration)   

Jul 24   George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess on this day in history.   

Jul 24   John Dyer, poet, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken in the year 1758.   

Jul 26   British battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg in the year 1758.   

Jul 29   Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment) in the year 1758.   

Aug 08   British troops occupy & plunder Cherbourg on this day in history.   

Aug 09   Bruno Dalberg/Anonymus Belga, [Petrus the Wacker van Zon], writer on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 1758 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

Aug 14   On this day in history carle [Antoine CH] Vernet, French painter/lithographer   

Aug 15   Pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1758 battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed   

Aug 25   Franz Teyber, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Colonel John Bradstreet 1714-1774 captures Fort Frontenac and its rich storehouses, as well as nine armed vessels with 100 guns, the total French naval force on Lake Ontario; British have only two wounded and not a single man killed in the year 1758.   

Aug 29   First indian reservation established on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history gerard Van Wage, historian, dies at 75   

Aug 29   On this day in history new Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation   

Sep 01   On this day in history wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant   

Sep 11   In the year 1758 battle of Saint Cast France repels British invasion during the Seven Year's War.   

Sep 12   In the year 1758 charles Messier observes Crab Nebula & begins catalog   

Sep 12   Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog on this day in history.   

Sep 26   Cosme Argerich, Argentine physician, founder of the Medicine School of Buenos Aires in the year 1758.   

Sep 29   Horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar) on this day in history.   

Sep 29   In the year 1758 the birth of Horatio Nelson, English admiral killed at Trafalgar   

Oct 05   On this day in history thomas Greatorex, composer   

Oct 07   On this day in history paul Anton Wineberger, composer   

Oct 11   On this day in history wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta)   

Oct 14   On this day in history battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia   

Oct 16   In the year 1758 noah Webster, lexicographer (Webster's Dictionary)   

Oct 19   On this day in history johan H Roman, Finnish/Swedish composer/conductor/violinist, dies   

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Jan 24   On this day in history birth of johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer   

Feb 04   In the year 1758 birth of pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer   

Feb 12   Christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   John Pinkerton, Scottish historian was born in the year 1758.   

Mar 09   On this day in history birth of franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology)   

Mar 12   Leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22] was born in the year 1758.   

Mar 26   Johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer was born in the year 1758.   

Jan 01   On this day in history johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26   

Jan 07   On this day in history allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71   

Feb 05   Bernhard Christian Weber, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1758 death of thomas Ripley, English architect   

Mar 02   In the year 1758 death of johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78   

Mar 06   Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician (b. 1705) died in the year 1758.   

Mar 22   Jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54 in the year 1758.   

Mar 28   Jonathan Edwards, US theologist (Great Awakening), dies at 54 on this day in history.