Page 2: Historical Events In 1758

Jun 30   Seven Years' War: The Battle of Domstadtl takes place on this day in history.   

Jul 05   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 in the year 1758.   

Jul 06   George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, British general on this day in history.   

Jul 08   In the year 1758 english & Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, NY   

Jul 21   Elizabeth Hamilton, author (Cats: A Celebration) in the year 1758.   

Jul 24   In the year 1758 george Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess   

Jul 24   John Dyer, poet, dies in the year 1758.   

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

Jul 26   British battle fleet under gen James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Antonius van Gils, Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment) on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history british troops occupy & plunder Cherbourg   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1758 pierre Bouguer, French mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60   

Aug 25   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 29   First indian reservation established in the year 1758.   

Aug 29   Gerard Van Wage, historian, dies at 75 in the year 1758.   

Aug 29   New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation in the year 1758.   

Sep 01   Wilhelmus Kist, writer/director of Dutch Staatscourant on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 12   Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula and begins catalog in the year 1758.   

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

Sep 29   In the year 1758 horatio Nelson, Burnham Thorpe Britain, naval hero (Trafalgar)   

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

Oct 05   In the year 1758 thomas Greatorex, composer   

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

Oct 11   Wilhelm Olbers, discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) in the year 1758.   

Oct 14   In the year 1758 battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia   

Oct 16   On this day in history 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   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born in the year 1758.   

Feb 04   Pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer was born in the year 1758.   

Feb 07   Benedikt Emanuel Schack, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1758 birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer   

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

Mar 09   Franz Joseph Gall, German/French physician (frenology) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 12   On this day in history birth of leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]   

Mar 26   On this day in history birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer   

Jan 01   Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 in the year 1758.   

Jan 07   Allan Ramsay Sr, Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71 in the year 1758.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54   

Mar 28   On this day in history jonathan Edwards, US theologist (Great Awakening), dies at 54