Historical Events In 1759

Jan 02   In Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day in the year 1759.   

Jan 03   Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed in the year 1759.   

Jan 04   In the year 1759 maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

Jan 05   Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history george Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis   

Jan 11   On this day in history 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia   

Jan 11   In the year 1759 first American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia   

Jan 12   Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 in the year 1759.   

Jan 15   In the year 1759 british Museum opens in Montague House, London   

Jan 16   On this day in history british Museum opens in London   

Jan 17   On this day in history paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist   

Jan 21   Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot in the year 1759.   

Jan 25   Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne) in the year 1759.   

Jan 25   In the year 1759 the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet   

Jan 31   Francois Devienne, composer in the year 1759.   

Feb 13   In Halifax Nova Scotia the first use of secret ballot in Canada in Nova Scotia Assembly; first legislature in British territory to permit secret voting in the year 1759.   

Feb 15   Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

Feb 27   On this day in history johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer   

Feb 28   Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages in the year 1759.   

Feb 28   Pope Clement XIII grants permission for the Bible to be translated into the languages of the Roman Catholic states on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 13   27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history british troops chase French out of Masulipatam India   

Apr 08   Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

Apr 13   French beat European Aliies in Battle of Bergen on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1759 french beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen   

Apr 14   Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1759 jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

Apr 20   Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey in the year 1759.   

Apr 27   Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) in the year 1759.   

Apr 27   In the year 1759 the birth of Mary Godwin/Shelley, Author of the novel 'Frankenstein'   

May 01   In the year 1759 british fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West-Indies, on France   

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Jan 04   Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born in the year 1759.   

Jan 05   In the year 1759 birth of jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader   

Jan 17   Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist was born in the year 1759.   

Jan 21   Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot was born in the year 1759.   

Jan 25   Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 31   On this day in history birth of francois Devienne, composer   

Feb 15   In the year 1759 birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

Feb 27   Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705) died in the year 1759.   

Jan 03   In the year 1759 death of marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

Jan 05   On this day in history thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

Jan 12   Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 in the year 1759.   

Mar 11   On this day in history death of john Forbes, British general (b. 1710)   

Apr 08   In the year 1759 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 14   In the year 1759 georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74