Page 3: Historical Events In 1755

Nov 18   Worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report in the year 1755.   

Nov 20   English minister William Pitt Sr resigns on this day in history.   

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 in the year 1755.   

Nov 25   In the year 1755 king Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection.   

Dec 01   Maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1755.   

Dec 02   The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1755 gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)   

Dec 21   Caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47 in the year 1755.   

Dec 27   Antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36) in the year 1755.   

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Jan 11   On this day in history birth of alexander Hamilton, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)   

Jan 11   Alexander Hamilton, Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history birth of florido Tomeoni, composer   

Feb 11   Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Francois Alexander Sallantin, composer was born in the year 1755.   

Feb 19   On this day in history birth of pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies   

Mar 02   Antoine-Frederic Gresnick, composer was born on this day in history.   

Mar 10   In the year 1755 birth of philipp Christoph Kayser, composer   

Jan 07   On this day in history gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49   

Jan 15   In the year 1755 azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83   

Feb 10   In the year 1755 death of montesquieu, French writer (b. 1689)   

Feb 11   Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist (b. 1675) died on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1755 death of louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, French writer (b. 1675)   

Mar 24   Theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (b. 1690) died in the year 1755.   

Jul 09   E Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War died on this day in history.