Historical Events In 1754

Jan 04   In the year 1754 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 28   In the year 1754 horace Walpole, in a letter to Horace Mann, coins the word serendipity   

Jan 28   Ludvig Holberg, Danish lawyer/writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69 in the year 1754.   

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

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

Feb 17   In the year 1754 jan Jachym Kopriva, composer   

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   Henry Pelham, English premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57 in the year 1754.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Duke of Newcastle becomes English premier in the year 1754.   

Apr 09   Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer in the year 1754.   

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

May 02   On this day in history vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

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

May 09   On this day in history first newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or die"   

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

May 12   In the year 1754 franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer   

May 15   In the year 1754 pierre Dutillieu, composer   

May 16   In the year 1754 giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76   

May 20   Hans Gram, composer on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon)   

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

May 24   Giacomo Conti, composer on this day in history.   

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

May 28   George Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts) in the year 1754.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Andrew Ellicott, American surveyor (d. 1820) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 30   John Lansing, Jr., American statesman (d. 1829) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

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.   

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

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