Historical Events In 1759

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

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

Jan 04   On this day in history maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

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

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

Jan 06   George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis in the year 1759.   

Jan 11   1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia in the year 1759.   

Jan 11   First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia in the year 1759.   

Jan 12   In the year 1759 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

Jan 15   On this day in history british Museum opens in Montague House, London   

Jan 16   British Museum opens in London in the year 1759.   

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

Jan 21   Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 31   Francois Devienne, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history 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   

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

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

Feb 27   In the year 1759 johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer   

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

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

Mar 02   In the year 1759 johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer   

Mar 13   27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet in the year 1759.   

Apr 08   In the year 1759 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 in the year 1759.   

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

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

Apr 18   On this day in history jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

Apr 20   Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey on this day in history.   

Apr 27   Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) on this day in history.   

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

May 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader   

Jan 17   Paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist was born on this day in history.   

Jan 21   On this day in history birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot   

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 in the year 1759.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705)   

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

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 in the year 1759.   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89   

Mar 11   John Forbes, British general (b. 1710) died in the year 1759.   

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

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