Historical Events In 1758

Oct 26   Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey, composer in the year 1758.  

Nov 07   Edouard viscount de Walckiers, South Netherland banker/politician in the year 1758.  

Nov 20   Johan Helmich Roman, Finnish composer/violist, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French  

Nov 25   Britain captures Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) on this day in history.  

Dec 03   Josef Gelinek, composer on this day in history.  

Dec 05   Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Dec 11   Carl Friedrich Zelter, composer in the year 1758.  

Dec 20   Othon Joseph Vandenbroek, composer in the year 1758.  

Dec 23   On this day in history nathan Wilson U.S. Representative from New York  

Dec 25   Halley's comet 1st sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return on this day in history.  

Dec 25   On this day in history halley's comet first sighted by Johann Georg Palitzsch during return  

Dec 31   British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal on this day in history.  

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Jan 24   Johann Chrysostomus Drexel, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 04   On this day in history birth of pierre-Gabriel Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer  

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

Feb 12   On this day in history birth of christian Ignatius Latrobe, composer  

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of john Pinkerton, Scottish historian  

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

Mar 12   In the year 1758 birth of leopold earl of Limburg Stirum, Dutch general/politician [or March 22]  

Mar 26   In the year 1758 birth of johann Daniel Ferstenberg, composer  

Jan 01   Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1758.  

Feb 10   On this day in history death of thomas Ripley, English architect  

Mar 02   Johann Baptist Zimmermann, German stucco worker, buried at 78 died in the year 1758.  

Mar 06   Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington, English politician (b. 1705) died on this day in history.  

Mar 22   In the year 1758 jonathan Edwards, theologian/philosopher (Original Sin), dies at 54  

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