Historical Events In 1754

Jan 04   Columbia University founded, as Kings College (New York City NY) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC) in the year 1754.   

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   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   In the year 1754 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

Feb 16   On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

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

Mar 06   In the year 1754 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Marquis of Ensenada becomes premier of Spain in the year 1754.   

Mar 15   Silvestro Palma, composer in the year 1754.   

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

Apr 09   Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 09   In the year 1754 christian von Wolff, German philosopher, dies at 75   

May 02   In the year 1754 vicente Martin y Soler, composer   

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

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

May 10   In the year 1754 asmus Jakob Carstens, painter   

May 12   On this day in history franz Anton Hoffmeister, composer   

May 15   In the year 1754 pierre Dutillieu, composer   

May 16   On this day in history giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, composer, dies at 76   

May 20   Hans Gram, composer in the year 1754.   

May 23   Andrea Appiana, Italian royal painter (Napoleon) in the year 1754.   

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

May 24   On this day in history giacomo Conti, composer   

May 28   On this day in history george Washington defeats French & Indians at Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh)   

May 28   In the year 1754 george Washington defeats French & indians at Ft Duquesne (Pitts)   

Jun 07   In the year 1754 nikolaj Eigtved, Danish, architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52   

Jun 19   Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies & Iroquois indians in the year 1754.   

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

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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   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 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 in the year 1754.   

Feb 19   Vincenzo Monti, Italian poet/translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier) was born in the year 1754.   

Jan 10   On this day in history daniel Raap, Dutch porcelain salesman/politician, dies at about 51   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1754 nicolaas S Cruquius, hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75   

Feb 16   On this day in history richard Mead, physician, dies   

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   In the year 1754 death of johann Jakob Wettstein, Swiss theologian (b. 1693)   

Apr 02   In the year 1754 death of thomas Carte, English historian (b. 1686)