Historical Events In 1759

Jan 02   In Montreal, French Intendant Bigot cuts the bread ration in New France to half a pound per person per day on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1759 marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

Jan 04   Maria Rosa Coccia, composer in the year 1759.   

Jan 05   Jacques Cathelineau, French royalist/army leader on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 in the year 1759.   

Jan 06   On this day in history george Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis   

Jan 11   1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia on this day in history.   

Jan 11   First American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia in the year 1759.   

Jan 12   Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   British Museum opens in Montague House, London in the year 1759.   

Jan 16   British Museum opens in London in the year 1759.   

Jan 17   In the year 1759 paul Cuffe, Mass, merchant/shipbuilder/black nationalist   

Jan 21   Johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1759 robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)   

Jan 25   The birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Francois Devienne, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history in Halifax Nova Scotia the first use of secret ballot in Canada in Nova Scotia Assembly; first legislature in British territory to permit secret voting   

Feb 15   Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 in the year 1759.   

Feb 15   In the year 1759 friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena)   

Feb 27   In the year 1759 johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer   

Feb 28   Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Pope Clement XIII grants permission for the Bible to be translated into the languages of the Roman Catholic states on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Johann Christian Friedrich Haeffner, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1759 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet   

Apr 08   On this day in history british troops chase French out of Masulipatam India   

Apr 08   In the year 1759 francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76   

Apr 13   On this day in history french beat European Aliies in Battle of Bergen   

Apr 13   On this day in history french beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen   

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

Apr 18   Jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey in the year 1759.   

Apr 27   Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1759 the birth of Mary Godwin/Shelley, Author of the novel 'Frankenstein'   

May 01   On this day in history british fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West-Indies, on France   

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Jan 04   Maria Rosa Coccia, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of johan Valckenaer, Dutch politician/patriot   

Jan 25   In the year 1759 birth of robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne)   

Jan 31   In the year 1759 birth of francois Devienne, composer   

Feb 15   Friedrich A Wolfius, [Wolf], German philological (Prolegomena) was born in the year 1759.   

Feb 27   Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of jacques-Joachim Trotti, marquis de La Chétardie, French adventurer (b. 1705)   

Jan 03   Marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed died in the year 1759.   

Jan 05   Thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79 in the year 1759.   

Jan 12   In the year 1759 anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49   

Feb 15   In the year 1759 alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89   

Mar 11   In the year 1759 death of john Forbes, British general (b. 1710)   

Apr 08   Francois de La Croix, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1759.   

Apr 14   On this day in history georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74