Page 3: Historical Events In 1759

Sep 13   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   

Sep 13   James Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32   

Sep 13   Wolfe defeats Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; Canada is recorded as becoming English   

Sep 14   Austrian troops occupy Dresden.   

Sep 14   Louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47   

Sep 18   Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

Sep 18   James Wolfe and the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed   

Sep 26   Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen   

Sep 28   Cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67.   

Oct 12   Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer.   

Oct 13   Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian).   

Oct 25   Baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07).   

Oct 26   Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice.   

Oct 31   Earthquake in Safed Palestine results in the deaths of hundred   

Nov 13   Timothy Olmstead, composer.   

Nov 20   -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French.   

Nov 20   Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer   

Nov 21   Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians.   

Nov 24   Destructive eruption of Vesuvius.   

Nov 27   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer.   

Dec 13   1st music store in America opens (Phila)   

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Jan 04   Maria rosa coccia: Composer   

Jan 05   Jacques cathelineau: French royalist/army leader   

Jan 17   Paul cuffe: Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist   

Jan 21   Johan valckenaer: Dutch politician/patriot   

Jan 25   Robert burns: Alloway scotland, poet (auld lang syne)   

Jan 31   Francois devienne: Composer   

Feb 15   Friedrich a wolfius: [wolf], german philological (prolegomena)   

Feb 27   Johann carl friedrich rellstab: Composer   

Jan 01   Jacques-joachim trotti: Marquis de la chétardie, french adventurer (b. 1705)   

Jan 03   Marquis & marquess of tavora: Portugese nobles, executed   

Jan 05   Thomas-philippe et de boussu: S neth cardinal,   

Jan 12   Anne of hannover: English princess,   

Feb 15   Alexander von papenhoven: Flemish religious sculptor,    

Mar 11   John forbes: British general (b. 1710)   

Apr 08   Francois de la croix: Composer,   

Apr 14   Georg friedrich handel: Organist/composer (watermusic),