Page 3: Historical Events In 1758

Nov 20   Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64.   

Nov 25   Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French   

Nov 25   Britain captures Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)   

Dec 03   Josef Gelinek, composer.   

Dec 05   Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer, dies at 70   

Dec 11   Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer   

Dec 20   Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer.   

Dec 23   Nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York   

Dec 25   Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

Dec 25   Halley's comet inaugural sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return   

Dec 31   British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal   

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Jan 24   Johann chrysostomus drexel: Composer   

Feb 04   Pierre-gabriel gardel: French ballet dancer/choreographer   

Feb 07   Benedikt emanuel schack: Composer   

Feb 12   Christian ignatius latrobe: Composer   

Feb 17   John pinkerton: Scottish historian   

Mar 09   Franz joseph gall: German/french physician (frenology)   

Mar 12   Leopold earl of limburg stirum: Dutch general/politician [or march 22]   

Mar 26   Johann daniel ferstenberg: Composer   

Jan 01   Johann f von cronegk: German playwright (codrus),   

Jan 07   Allan ramsay sr: Scottish poet (gentle shepherd),    

Feb 05   Bernhard christian weber: Composer,   

Feb 10   Thomas ripley: English architect   

Mar 02   Johann baptist zimmermann: German stucco worker, buried at 78   

Mar 06   Henry vane: 1st earl of darlington, english politician (b. 1705)   

Mar 22   Jonathan edwards: Theologian/philosopher (original sin),    

Mar 28   Jonathan edwards: Us theologist (great awakening),