Page 3: Historical Events In 1755

Nov 18   On this day in history worst quake Massachusetts Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report   

Nov 20   On this day in history english minister William Pitt Sr resigns   

Nov 25   Johann Georg Pisendel, German violist/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1755 maurice Greene, composer, dies at 59   

Dec 02   The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire in the year 1755.   

Dec 03   On this day in history gilbert Stuart, US, portrait painter (painted Washington)   

Dec 21   In the year 1755 caspar Ruetz, composer, dies at 47   

Dec 27   In the year 1755 antons Klemens Theodor, king of Saksen (1827-36)   

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Jan 11   In the year 1755 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 in the year 1755.   

Feb 03   Florido Tomeoni, composer was born in the year 1755.   

Feb 11   Albert Christoph Dies, composer was born in the year 1755.   

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

Feb 19   Pieter G van Overstraten, governor-general of Neth-Indies was born in the year 1755.   

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

Mar 10   Philipp Christoph Kayser, composer was born in the year 1755.   

Jan 07   Gallus Zeiler, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1755 theodor Christleib Reinhold, composer, dies at 72   

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

Jul 09   On this day in history death of e Braddock, British Gen, mortally wounded during French & Indian War