What happened in 1754?
58 recorded events in 1754, including 32 in people, 13 in architecture & engineering and 4 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 4
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French and Indian War
North American theatre of the worldwide Seven Years' War
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Guaraní War
1754–1756 war in South America
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Battle of Jumonville Glen
1754 opening battle of the French and Indian War
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Battle of Fort Necessity
1754 early battle in the French and Indian War
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People 32
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Christian Wolff died
German philosopher (1679–1754)
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Abraham de Moivre died
French mathematician (*1667 – †1754)
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Edward Cave died
British publisher
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Jacopo Riccati died
Italian mathematician (1676-1754)
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Martin Folkes died
British mathematician and astronomer (1690-1754)
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John von Collas died
French architect
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Domenico Chelucci died
Italian mathematician (1681-1754)
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Nicolaas Kruik died
Dutch cartographer and meteorologist (1678–1754)
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Fortunato da Brescia died
(1701-1754)
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Philippe Néricault Destouches died
French playwright (1680-1754)
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Caroline Thielo died
Danish actress
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Louis XVI of France born
Born in Palace of Versailles. King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of the French from 1791 to 1792 (1754-1793).
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Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord born
Born in Paris. French diplomat (1754-1838).
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Joseph Joubert born
Born in Montignac-Lascaux. French moralist and essayist.
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Manon Roland born
Born in Paris. French revolutionary.
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Salawat Yulayev born
Born in Tekeyevo. Russian Bashkir rebel during Pugachev's Rebellion (1773-1775).
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Louis de Bonald born
Born in Monna Castle. French philosopher (1754-1840).
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William Bligh born
Born in Plymouth. Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817).
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Uthman Dan Fodio born
Born in Maratta. Founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.
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Antoine Destutt de Tracy born
Born in Paris. French philosopher (1754-1836).
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George Crabbe born
Born in Aldeburgh. English poet, surgeon, and clergyman (1754-1832).
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Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey born
Born in Moncey. French soldier, politician and officer (1754-1842).
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Jurij Vega born
Born in Zagorica pri Dolskem. Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer (1754-1802).
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Salomon Maimon born
Born in Žukaŭ Barok. Lithuanian Jewish philosopher (1753–1800).
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Catherine-Dominique Pérignon born
Born in Grenade. Marshal of France (1754-1818).
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Nikolay Rumyantsev born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Prime Minister of Russian Empire (1754-1826).
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Banastre Tarleton born
Born in Liverpool. British Army general (1754–1833).
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Alessandro Malaspina of Mulazzo born
Born in Mulazzo. Spanish explorer (1754–1810).
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Al-Jabarti born
Born in Cairo. Egyptian Islamic scholar and historian (1753–1825).
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Pavel Tsitsianov born
Born in Moscow. Russian general.
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Jean-Antoine Marbot born
Born in Altillac. French general and politician.
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Colin Mackenzie born
Born in Stornoway. Surveyor General of India.
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Science & Technology 3
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Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Botanical garden
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Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole
Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole (Science & Technology).
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Victor Popescu Military Emergency Clinical Hospital
Heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Padua Cathedral
Cathedral in Padua, Veneto, Italy
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Al-Maqam Mosque
Mosque in Iraq
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Heilige Dreifaltigkeit
Filial church in Unterfahlheim, Germany
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Economy & Trade 2
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Burnett and Reid
Time-honored law firm in Scotland
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Carl Schlieper
German hardware manufacturing business
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Architecture & Engineering 13
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Winter Palace
Former imperial palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Wieskirche
Roman Catholic church in the municipality of Steingaden, Bavaria, Germany
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Anichkov Palace
Historic former imperial palace located in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Royal Chapel
Church in the Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden
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Budal Church
Church in Midtre Gauldal, Norway
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Madonna del Terremoto
Church building in Mantua, Italy
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Christophoruskirche, Schierstein
Church
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Parish Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
Church in Cachoeira, Brazil
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Abingdon Church
Church building in Virginia, United States of America
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Church of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian, Sülze
Church building in Bergen, Lower Saxony, Germany
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St. Pankratius, Schwalbach
Church building in Hesse, Germany
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Old Stone Church
Historic church in Kingwood Township, New Jersey
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St George's Church, Portland
Grade I listed church in Portland, Dorset, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 1
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Gorizia and Gradisca founded
Gorizia and Gradisca was founded, with its capital at Gorizia.
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