Historical Events In 1759

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 in the year 1759.  

Sep 13   James Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   Wolfe defeats Montcalm on Plains of Abraham; Canada becomes English in the year 1759.  

Sep 14   Austrian troops occupy Dresden on this day in history.  

Sep 14   On this day in history louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47  

Sep 18   In the year 1759 battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British  

Sep 18   British capture Québec during the French & Indian War in the year 1759.  

Sep 18   On this day in history james Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed  

Sep 26   Hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen in the year 1759.  

Sep 28   Cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67 in the year 1759.  

Oct 12   Frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer in the year 1759.  

Oct 13   Ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian) in the year 1759.  

Oct 25   Baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07) on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Georges Danton, France, revolutionary leader/min of Justice on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred in the year 1759.  

Nov 13   In the year 1759 timothy Olmstead, composer  

Nov 20   On this day in history -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French  

Nov 20   Nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer in the year 1759.  

Nov 21   Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians on this day in history.  

Nov 24   Destructive eruption of Vesuvius on this day in history.  

Nov 27   Franz Vinzenz Krommer, composer in the year 1759.  

Dec 13   1st music store in America opens (Phila) on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)  

Jan 31   Francois Devienne, composer was born in the year 1759.  

Feb 15   Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born in the year 1759.  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1759 death of jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705)  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed  

Jan 05   Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 in the year 1759.  

Jan 12   On this day in history anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49  

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   On this day in history georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74