Historical Events In 1759
Thursday, 28 March 2024
Sep 13 In the year 1759 british defeat French forces at the Battle of Quebec, Canada
Sep 13 James Wolfe British general dies during the Battle of the Palins of Abraham outside Quebec city on this day in history.
Sep 13 James Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32 in the year 1759.
Sep 13 Wolfe defeats Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; Canada becomes English on this day in history.
Sep 14 In the year 1759 austrian troops occupy Dresden
Sep 14 In the year 1759 louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47
Sep 18 Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British in the year 1759.
Sep 18 British capture Québec during the French & Indian War in the year 1759.
Sep 18 James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed in the year 1759.
Sep 26 Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen in the year 1759.
Sep 28 In the year 1759 cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67
Oct 12 Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer on this day in history.
Oct 13 Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian) in the year 1759.
Oct 25 Baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07) in the year 1759.
Oct 26 Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice in the year 1759.
Oct 31 In the year 1759 earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred
Nov 13 Timothy Olmstead, composer in the year 1759.
Nov 20 -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French on this day in history.
Nov 20 Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer on this day in history.
Nov 21 In the year 1759 battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
Nov 24 In the year 1759 destructive eruption of Vesuvius
Nov 27 Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer in the year 1759.
Dec 13 On this day in history 1st music store in America opens (Phila)
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