Historical Events In 1754

Jan 04   On this day in history columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY)   

Jan 04   In the year 1754 columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)   

Jan 10   Daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51 in the year 1754.   

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 in the year 1754.   

Feb 05   Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1754 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

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

Mar 04   Benjamin Waterhouse, physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1754 marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain   

Mar 15   In the year 1754 silvestro Palma, composer   

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

Apr 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1754 1st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die"   

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

May 10   On this day in history asmus Jakob Carstens, painter   

May 12   In the year 1754 franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer   

May 15   Pierre Dutillieu, composer on this day in history.   

May 16   Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

May 20   Hans Gram, composer in the year 1754.   

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

May 23   John Wood, architect/town planner, dies in the year 1754.   

May 24   Giacomo Conti, composer in the year 1754.   

May 28   In the year 1754 george Washington defeats French & Indians at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)   

May 28   On this day in history george Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts)   

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

Jun 19   Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies & Iroquois indians on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history albany Congress held by 7 British colonies &Iroquois indians   

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Jan 15   In the year 1754 birth of richard Martin, Irish animal rights activist (d. 1834)   

Jan 24   Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born in the year 1754.   

Jan 29   Moses Cleaveland, founder of Cleveland (d. 1806) was born in the year 1754.   

Jan 30   John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829) was born in the year 1754.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)   

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

Feb 17   Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.   

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   Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 08   Don Jose de Carvajal bon Lancaster, Sp min of Foreign affairs, dies in the year 1754.   

Mar 23   On this day in history death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

Apr 02   On this day in history death of thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)