1755
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| Years: 1752 1753 1754 - 1755 - 1756 1757 1758 | |
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
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Events
- January 25 - Moscow University established on Tatiana Day.
- February 20 - General Braddock lands in Virginia to take command of the English forces against the French in North America
- April 15 - A Dictionary of the English Language is published by Samuel Johnson; he had begun the work in 1746
- July 9 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.
- November 1 - 1755 Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing 60,000 - 90,000 people.
- November 18 - An earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, causing extensive damage.
- December 2 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
- Beginning of the Great Expulsion of the Acadians.
- The sultanate of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the sultanates of Yogyakarta and Surakarta.
- Wolsey the clothes manufacturer was established in Leicester; the business celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2005.
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Ongoing events
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Births
- January 11 - Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (most cited date of birth) (d. 1804)
- February 11 - Albert Christoph Dies, German composer (d. 1822)
- April 3 - Simon Kenton, Frontiersman; Revolutionary Militia General (d. 1836)
- April 16 - Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (d. 1842)
- June 30 - Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras, French politician (d. 1829)
- September 9 - Benjamin Bourne, American politician (d. 1808)
- November 2 - Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (d. 1793)
- November 12 - Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (d. 1813)
- November 17 - Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
- Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1828)
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Deaths
- February 10 - Montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689)
- February 11 - Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675)
- March 2 - Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)
- April 6 - Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690)
- June 26 - Iyasus II, Emperor of Ethiopia
- July 13 - Edward Braddock, British general
- August 13 - Francesco Durante, Italian composer (b. 1684)
- September 8 - Ephraim Williams, American philanthropist (b. 1715)
- September 9 - Johann Lorenz von Mosheim, German historian (b. 1694)
- October 16 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint
- October 22 - Elisha Williams, American rector of Yale College (b. 1694)
- November 25 - Johann Georg Pisendel, German musician (b. 1687)
- December 1 - Maurice Greene, English composer (b. 1696)af:1755
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