What happened in 1754?
French and Indian War, Guaraní War and Battle of Jumonville Glen — among 95 events recorded in 1754. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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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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Fort Halifax
fort in Maine
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Fort Machault
fort
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Fort Prince George
incomplete 18th century fort in colonial Pennsylvania
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Durrani Campaign to Khorasan
1754–1755 Durrani campaign to Khorasan
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People 36
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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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Paul I of Russia born
Born in Saint Petersburg. The ninth Emperor of Russia from 1796 to 1801 (1754-1801).
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Frederick I of Württemberg born
Born in Trzebiatów. Last Duke of Würtemberg (1754-1816); then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and later King of Württemberg.
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Maria Anna of Austria died
Died in Lisbon. Portuguese queen.
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Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este born
Born in Schönbrunn Palace. Austrian archduke, founder of the House of Austria-Este.
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Science & Technology 4
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Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Botanical garden
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Kunstakademiets Arkitektskole
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Victor Popescu Military Emergency Clinical Hospital
Heritage site in Timiș County, Romania
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Columbia University
Private university in New York City, New York, US
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Ottoman expedition against the Aït Iraten
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Religion & Belief Systems 22
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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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Basilique Saint-François
Basilica in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Church of Saint Mary in Miadziel
Church in Gagarina str., Belarus
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Saint Florian Greek Catholic chapel (Budapest)
Church building in Víziváros, Hungary
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Saint Nicholas Orthodox cathedral in Mohyliv-Podilskyi
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Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Historical Spanish mission in Texas
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Rye Particular Baptist Chapel
Grade II listed church in Rye, Rother, East Sussex, England, UK
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Ermita de Santa Madrona (Montjuïc)
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Upper Taishan Temple
Upper Taishan Temple at Taishan District, New Taipei
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Village church Christinendorf
Church building in Trebbin, Teltow-Fläming district, Brandenburg state, Germany
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Uisky Trinity Cathedral
Temple in Troitsk, Russia
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Veldkapel Vaartwegel
Chapel in Meetkerke, Belgium
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Kaple s výjevem z Olivetské hory
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Cathedral of the Saviour (Tara)
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Lutheran church in Skulte
Latvian cultural monument No. 6453
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Iglesia y Convento del Patrocinio
cultural heritage site in Peru
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St. Cornelius und Cyprianus
Church building in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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St. Isidor
Chapel in Hausen, Marktoberdorf, Germany
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Sint-Jan de Doperkerk
Church in Wiekevorst (Heist-op-den-Berg), Belgium
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Pfarrhof, Gellertplatz 5
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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 21
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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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Tomb of Safdar Jang
Sandstone and marble mausoleum in Delhi
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Fort Duquesne
Colonial fort at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in Pennsylvania
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Fort Western
Fort in Augusta, Maine
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Church of Saint Spyridon
Church in Skradin, Croatia
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Church of the Exaltation of the Cross
Church building in Tobolsk, Russia
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Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Roman Catholic Church in Yauco, Puerto Rico
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Old Brick Church
historic church in Bacon's Castle, Virginia
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Sint-Gorgoniuskerk
Church in Hoegaarden, Belgium
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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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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1754 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1754.
2nd millennium 1
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St. Arbogast rectory Oberwinterthur
Church residential building in Winterthur in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland
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