Historical Events In 1754

Jan 04   Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) in the year 1754.   

Jan 04   Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) in the year 1754.   

Jan 10   In the year 1754 daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

Jan 15   In the year 1754 riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam   

Jan 28   Horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69   

Feb 05   In the year 1754 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

Feb 16   Richard Mead, physician, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 17   Jan Jachym Kopriva, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1754 vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)   

Mar 04   On this day in history benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)   

Mar 06   On this day in history henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57   

Mar 08   In the year 1754 don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies   

Mar 08   Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain in the year 1754.   

Mar 15   Silvestro Palma, composer in the year 1754.   

Mar 18   Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1754 antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer   

Apr 09   Christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

May 02   In the year 1754 vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

May 09   1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die" on this day in history.   

May 09   First newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or die" on this day in history.   

May 10   Asmus Jakob Carstens, painter on this day in history.   

May 12   Franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer in the year 1754.   

May 15   On this day in history pierre Dutillieu, composer   

May 16   Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1754.   

May 20   On this day in history hans Gram, composer   

May 23   Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) on this day in history.   

May 23   In the year 1754 john Wood, architect/town planner, dies   

May 24   Giacomo Conti, composer in the year 1754.   

May 28   On this day in history george Washington defeats French & Indians at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)   

May 28   George Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts) on this day in history.   

Jun 07   On this day in history nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52   

Jun 19   In the year 1754 albany Congress held by 7 British colonies & Iroquois indians   

Jun 19   Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies &Iroquois indians in the year 1754.   

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Jan 15   Richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834) was born in the year 1754.   

Jan 24   On this day in history birth of andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820)   

Jan 29   On this day in history birth of moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806)   

Jan 30   In the year 1754 birth of john Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829)   

Feb 13   Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history birth of jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

Feb 17   In the year 1754 birth of nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)   

Jan 10   Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   On this day in history ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69   

Feb 05   On this day in history nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

Feb 16   Richard Mead, physician, dies in the year 1754.   

Mar 06   On this day in history henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57   

Mar 08   On this day in history don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies   

Mar 23   Johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693) died in the year 1754.   

Apr 02   Thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686) died on this day in history.