What happened in 1755?
73 recorded events in 1755, including 25 in people, 11 in religion & belief systems and 10 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Lisbon earthquake
A massive earthquake, tsunami, and fires devastate Lisbon, profoundly influencing Enlightenment thought.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Battle of the Monongahela
1755 battle of the French and Indian War
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Battle of Lake George
1755 battle in the Seven Years' War
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Battle of Fort Beauséjour
1755 battle of the French and Indian War
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Braddock Expedition
1755 military expedition during French and Indian War
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Siege of Nishapur
1755 siege
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Battle of Petitcodiac
1755 battle during the French and Indian War
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Battle of Kvareli
1755 battle between the Georgian army and Nursal-Beg
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Battle of Taliwa
1755 battle between Cherokee and Chickasaw forces in present-day Georgia, United States
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Giyanti
Treaties that ended the third javanese succession war
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People 25
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Johann Georg Gmelin died
German and Russian scientist (1709-1755)
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Stepan Krasheninnikov died
Russian scientist (1711-1755)
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Johannes Browallius died
Swedish theologian and scientist (1707-1755)
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Jean-Pierre Christin died
French astronomer
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Laurentius Blumentrost died
Russian court physician and founder and first president of St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences
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Ignazio Bertola died
Italian military architect
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Johann Friedrich Weidler died
German astronomer and mathematician (1691-1755)
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Georg Erhard Hamberger died
Physician, physiologist, botanist (1697-1755)
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Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye died
Explorer (1714-1755)
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Philip Francois Renault died
French explorer
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Pier Leone Ghezzi died
Italian painter (1674-1755)
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Johannes Erasmus Iversen died
Danish composer
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Louis XVIII of France born
Born in Palace of Versailles. King of France and Navarre from 1815 to 1824 (1755-1824).
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun born
Born in Paris. French portrait painter (1755–1842).
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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin born
Born in Hôtel Brillat-Savarin. French lawyer, politician and writer (1755-1826).
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John Marshall born
Born in Germantown. Chief justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835, (1755-1835).
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Jan Henryk Dąbrowski born
Born in Pierzchów. Polish general (1755–1818).
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Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian born
Born in Sauve. French writer (1755–1794).
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François Joseph Lefebvre born
Born in Rouffach. Marshal of France (1755-1820).
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Nathan Hale born
Born in Coventry. Soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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Stanisław Staszic born
Born in Piła. Polish philosopher and writer (1755–1826).
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Axel von Fersen the Younger born
Born in Jakob and Johannes parish. Swedish politician (1755-1810).
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Friedrich Wilhelm Bülow von Dennewitz born
Born in Falkenberg. Prussian general, composer and freedom fighter (1755-1816).
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Nicolas-Jacques Conté born
Born in Saint-Céneri-près-Sées. French painter, and inventor of the modern pencil (1755-1805).
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Hannah Adams born
Born in Medfield. American author (1755-1831).
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Science & Technology 3
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Real Botanic Garden of Madrid
Cultural property in Madrid, Spain
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National Military Medical Clinical Center "Main Military Clinical Hospital"
The main medical institution of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
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Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary
Hospital in Gloucester, United Kingdom
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Religion & Belief Systems 11
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Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Hvar Cathedral
Church in Croatia
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Church of St. Simeon and the Prophetess Hanna
Church building in Tallinn, Estonia
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Basilica Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae
Catholic basilica
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Pathok Negara Taqwa Wonokromo Mosque
Building in Indonesia
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St. Vitalis
Church building in Sigmertshausen, Germany
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St. Margaretha
Filial church in Hecken, Bockhorn, Germany
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Church of the Holy Mandylion
Temple in Vyborgsky District, Russia
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Nativity Church, Alatyr
Temple in Alatyr, Russia
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Church of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Temple in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia
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Madonna di Ciavanis
Church building in Chialamberto, Italy
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Economy & Trade 6
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Vacheron Constantin
Swiss watch company
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Coats PLC
Company
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Axminster Carpets
British carpet manufacturer
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Wolsey
British clothing brand
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Iver C. Weilbach & Co. A/S
Danish provider of nautical charts and publications for the shipping industry
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Thresher & Glenny
One of the world's oldest surviving tailors, shirt makers and outfitters
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1755 Lisbon earthquake
Earthquake in 1755
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1755 Cape Ann Earthquake
Magnitude 6 earthquake (November 18, 1755) off the coast of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay (now Massachusetts)
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1755 Meknes earthquake
Earthquake in Morocco
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Kinsky Palace
Important rococo building in Prague's Old Town Square
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Odd Fellows Mansion
Building in Copenhagen, Denmark
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San Giacomo, Soragna
Church building in Soragna, Italy
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Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé
Catholic church in Portugal
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St Mary's Church, Hartwell
Church in Hartwell, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Palace of the Captain Generals
Building in Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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Jenkin Chapel
Grade II* church in Rainow, Cheshire, England, UK
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Church of the Presentation of the Theotokos, Inđija
Church building in Inđija, Serbia
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St John the Evangelist's Church, Lancaster
Grade II* listed church in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, UK
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San Pietro
Church building in Nepi, Italy
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Teatro San Benedetto
Former opera house in Venice, Italy
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Opéra national de Lorraine
Opéra national de Lorraine (Sports & Entertainment).
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Empires & Countries 3
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Mataram Sultanate dissolved
Mataram Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Kotagede.
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Yogyakarta Sultanate founded
Yogyakarta Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Yogyakarta.
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Rewa State founded
Rewa State was founded, with its capital at Rewa.
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