Page 3: Historical Events In 1759

Sep 13   British defeat French forces at the Battle of Quebec, Canada on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history james Wolfe British general dies during the Battle of the Palins of Abraham outside Quebec city   

Sep 13   In the year 1759 james Wolfe, British general (Plains of Abraham), dies in battle at 32   

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   On this day in history battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British   

Sep 18   On this day in history british capture Québec during the French & Indian War   

Sep 18   James Wolfe & the French commander Louis Montcalm, killed in the year 1759.   

Sep 26   On this day in history hans D L earl Yorck von Wartenburg, Prussian fieldmarshal/gov-gen   

Sep 28   On this day in history cornelis Pronk, portrait painter/cartoonist, dies at 67   

Oct 12   On this day in history frantisek Vaclav Tomes, composer   

Oct 13   On this day in history ecco Epkema, Dutch linguist (Frisian, old-Frisian)   

Oct 25   In the year 1759 baron Grenville, (Whig) British PM (1806-07)   

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

Oct 31   Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred on this day in history.   

Nov 13   In the year 1759 timothy Olmstead, composer   

Nov 20   -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French in the year 1759.   

Nov 20   On this day in history nikolaus Paul Zmeskall, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1759 birth of francois Devienne, composer   

Feb 15   On this day in history birth of friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

Feb 27   Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born in the year 1759.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

Jan 12   Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 in the year 1759.   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89   

Mar 11   John Forbes, British general (b. 1710) died on this day in history.   

Apr 08   On this day in history francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 14   Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 on this day in history.