Historical Events In 1759
Saturday, 07 September 2024
May 01 On this day in history jacob Albright, [Albrecht], German/US predictor
May 01 Measles in North America on this day in history.
May 06 On this day in history francois GJS Andrieux, French writer/politician
May 15 On this day in history maria Theresia von Paradis, composer
May 18 On this day in history charles Duquesnoy, composer
May 20 On this day in history william Thornton, architect (Capitol building, Wash DC)
May 22 In the year 1759 gervais-Francois Couperin, composer
May 23 Antoinio da Silva Leite, composer on this day in history.
May 26 In the year 1759 mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, writer/mother of Mary Shelley
May 28 William Pitt, the Younger (C), English PM (1783-1801, 1804-06) in the year 1759.
May 31 On this day in history the Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions.
Jun 02 In the year 1759 jan Ekels, the Young, Dutch painter
Jun 05 In the year 1759 theodor Zwetler, composer
Jun 08 Thomas Dunham Whitaker, Rainham Norfolk UK, topographer in the year 1759.
Jun 12 On this day in history william Collins, English poet (Ode to Simplicity), dies at 37
Jun 19 On this day in history charles-Joseph-Balthazar Sohier, composer, dies at 31
Jun 27 In the year 1759 general James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
Jul 10 On this day in history eleanore Sophia Maria Westenholz, composer
Jul 24 In the year 1759 victor Emmanuel I, King of Sardinia (1802-21)
Jul 25 In the year 1759 british capture Fort Niagara from French (7 Years' War)
Jul 25 In the year 1759 johann C Altnikol, German organist/klavecinist/composer, dies at 39
Jul 26 On this day in history french troops vacate Ticonderoga NY
Jul 27 Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, biologist/astronomer, dies at 60 on this day in history.
Aug 01 Battle at Minden, Westfalen: Ferdinand van Brunswick beats France in the year 1759.
Aug 08 Karl Heinrich Graun, German composer, dies at 55 on this day in history.
Aug 10 Carlos III becomes king of Spain in the year 1759.
Aug 10 In the year 1759 ferdinand VI, the wise, king of Spain, dies at 46
Aug 12 On this day in history battle of Kunersdorf
Aug 18 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France on this day in history.
Aug 24 Ewald C von Kleist, German poet, dies at 44 on this day in history.
Aug 24 William Wilberforce, British politician, philanthropist and leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade on this day in history.
Sep 04 Girolamo Chiti, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1759.
Sep 12 In the year 1759 british soldiers capture the town of Quebec.
Sep 13 British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec) on this day in history.
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