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 in the year 1759.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1759 maria Rosa Coccia, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Curtis in the year 1759.   

Jan 11   1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia in the year 1759.   

Jan 11   In the year 1759 first American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia   

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

Jan 15   In the year 1759 british Museum opens in Montague House, London   

Jan 16   British Museum opens in London on this day in history.   

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   Robert Burns, Alloway Scotland, poet (Auld Lang Syne) on this day in history.   

Jan 25   The birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's national poet in the year 1759.   

Jan 31   Francois Devienne, composer in the year 1759.   

Feb 13   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 on this day in history.   

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   Johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 28   On this day in history pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages   

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 in the year 1759.   

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

Apr 08   British troops chase French out of Masulipatam India on this day in history.   

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

Apr 13   In the year 1759 french beat European Aliies in Battle of Bergen   

Apr 13   French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Georg Friedrich Handel, organist/composer (Watermusic), dies at 74 in the year 1759.   

Apr 18   In the year 1759 jacques-Christian-Michel Widerkehr, composer   

Apr 20   In the year 1759 georg Friedrich Handel, buried in Westminster Abbey   

Apr 27   Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, England, writer/feminist (Female Reader) in the year 1759.   

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

May 01   In the year 1759 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   In the year 1759 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   In the year 1759 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   In the year 1759 birth of johann Carl Friedrich Rellstab, composer   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of marquis & Marquess of Tavora, Portugese nobles, executed   

Jan 05   In the year 1759 thomas-Philippe et de Boussu, S Neth cardinal, dies at 79   

Jan 12   Anne of Hannover, English princess, dies at 49 in the year 1759.   

Feb 15   Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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

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