What happened in 1756?

Seven Years' War

Wars & Conflicts · Europe

Global war among European powers (1756–1763)

Battle of Lobositz

Wars & Conflicts · Lovosice

1756 battle in the Seven Years' War

Siege of Pirna

Wars & Conflicts · Pirna

1756 battle

Battle of Fort Oswego

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Oswego

1756 French and Indian War battle

Battle of Fort Bull

Wars & Conflicts · Rome

1756 battle in the Seven Years' War

Third Silesian War

Wars & Conflicts · Central Europe

(1756-1763) part of the Seven Years' War

Siege of Fort St Philip

Wars & Conflicts · St. Philip's Castle

1756 French capture of British Menorca

Siege of Calcutta

Wars & Conflicts · Kolkata

1756 battle between the armies Britain and the Nawab of Bengal in the 18th century

Battle of the Trough

Wars & Conflicts

1756 skirmish in the French and Indian War

Battle of Vijaydurg

Wars & Conflicts

1756 battle

Siege of Tunis (1756)

Wars & Conflicts · Tunis

1756 siege in Tunisia

Battle of Minorca

Wars & Conflicts · Menorca

1756 naval battle

Fortaleza de San Fernando

Wars & Conflicts

fortification in Honduras

Fort Loudoun

Wars & Conflicts

British colonial-era fort in Monroe County, Tennessee, United States

Fort Granville

Wars & Conflicts

historic site in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania

Fort Sellers

Wars & Conflicts

fort in West Virginia, U.S

Fort Hyndshaw

Wars & Conflicts

historic site

Fort Dupuy

Wars & Conflicts

18th century fort in colonial Pennsylvania

Black Hole of Calcutta

Wars & Conflicts · Fort William

Dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta

Treaty of Westminster

Politics & Government · City of Westminster

Theodore of Corsica died

People · London

German noble (1694–1756)

Patriarch Paisius II of Constantinople died

People · Heybeliada

Patriarch of Constantinople

Jacques Cassini died

People · Thury-sous-Clermont

French astronomer

Giovanni Battista Nolli died

People · Rome

Italian architect (1701–1756)

Andrey Nartov died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian sculptor, scientist and military engineer (1693-1756)

Lewis Hallam died

People · Jamaica

American actor (circa 1714–1756)

Aaron Burr born

People · Newark

Born in Newark. Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836).

William Godwin born

People · Wisbech

Born in Wisbech. English journalist, political philosopher and novelist.

Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria born

People · Schwetzingen

Born in Schwetzingen. King of Bavaria.

Ernst Chladni born

People · Lutherstadt Wittenberg

Born in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. German physicist, mathematician and musician (1756 – 1827).

John Loudon McAdam born

People · Ayr

Born in Ayr. Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836).

Duke Ludwig of Württemberg born

People · Trzebiatów

Born in Trzebiatów. German prince (1756–1817).

Henry Lee III born

People · Dumfries

Born in Dumfries. American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818).

Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin born

People · Schwerin

Born in Schwerin. (1756-1837) German Grand Duke.

Jan Śniadecki born

People · Żnin

Born in Żnin. Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer (1756-1830).

Willem Bilderdijk born

People · Amsterdam

Born in Amsterdam. Dutch historian, linguist, poet and lawyer (1756-1831).

Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc born

People · Fort-Liberté

Born in Fort-Liberté. French count (1756–1845).

Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian archduke, archbishop of Cologne.

Şehsuvar Sultan died

People · Istanbul

Died in Istanbul. Slave concubine of Mustafa II and mother and Valide Sultan of Osman III.

Abu l-Hasan Ali I died

People · Le Bardo

Died in Le Bardo. Bey of Tunis.

Jewish Hospital Berlin

Science & Technology

Hospital in Germany

Sövestadstenen 1

Exploration & Discovery · Krageholm Castle

Picture stone

Fort Loudoun

Exploration & Discovery

British colonial fort in present-day Winchester, Virginia, United States

Church of the Assumption, Szentendre

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Szentendre, Hungary

Požega Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Požega, Croatia

Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Gorizia, Italy

Synagogue, Nijmegen

Religion & Belief Systems · Benedenstad

Synagogue in Nijmegen, Netherlands

Church of Nativity of the Theotokos, Nyzhnii Verbizh

Religion & Belief Systems

Church of the Visitation in Újlak

Religion & Belief Systems · Újlak

Roman Catholic church in Budapest

Guangzong Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Alxa Left Banner, Alxa League, Inner Mongolia, China

St Andrew's in the Square

Religion & Belief Systems

Former church in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK

San Vitale parish church and oratory of the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Riva San Vitale in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Sant'Alfonso

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Pagani, Italy

Saint Nicholas Basilica in Rychwałd

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Rychwałd, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Church of Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Gwoździany

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Gwoździany, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Church of the Transfiguration from Kozlyatievo (Suzdal)

Religion & Belief Systems

Calabazas Mission

Religion & Belief Systems · Nogales

Historic mission ruins in Arizona, USA

Immaculate Conception church in Wierzbowa

Religion & Belief Systems

El Orcoquisac Archeological District

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic district in Texas, United States

Statue of John of Nepomuk in Choltice

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre

Religion & Belief Systems

mortuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Former morgue at the old cemetery in Opočno, Rychnov nad Kněžnou District, Hradec Králové Region, Czechia

Hundsturmer Kapelle

Religion & Belief Systems · Bruno-Kreisky-Park

Church

Lindenkapelle

Religion & Belief Systems · Oberthürheim

Chapel in Oberthürheim, Germany

Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Residential building and part of a building ensemble in Trub in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Novosyolki

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Chekhovsky District, Russia

Voigtländer

Economy & Trade · Brunswick

Optical company

Apatinska Brewery

Economy & Trade · Apatin

Brewery

Riedel

Economy & Trade · Kufstein

Glassware manufacturer

Franz Haniel & Cie.

Economy & Trade · Duisburg

German company

Dal Negro

Economy & Trade · Carbonera

Game publisher

Compagnie des mines d'Anzin

Economy & Trade · Anzin

French mining company

Cornish Copper Company

Economy & Trade · Camborne

Copper smelting business in Cornwall, England, UK

1756 Düren earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Düren, Germany

Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia

Convent of Saint Thecla

Architecture & Engineering

Orthodox Christian convent in Maaloula, Syria

Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)

Architecture & Engineering

Building

Makarska Co-cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Makarska, Croatia

Fredriksvern Church

Architecture & Engineering · Stavern

Church building in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Parish Church of Our Lady of Pilar and Saint Lucy

Architecture & Engineering

Church and cemetery in Salvador, Bahia

Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb (Brezovica)

Architecture & Engineering · Brezovica

Church building in Zagreb, Croatia

Fort Loudoun

Architecture & Engineering

18th-century fort in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Synagogue in Bobowa

Architecture & Engineering

Cathedral of the Ascension of Christ

Architecture & Engineering

Eastern Orthodox church building in Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

Church of Vera, Nadejda, Lubov, and their mother Sophia (Saint Petersburg)

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Blockhouse Site

Architecture & Engineering

building in Polk County, North Carolina, United States

Sacred Heart chapel in Rychwałd

Architecture & Engineering

Historic chapel in Rychwałd, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Piedade

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Ponta do Sol

Alexandrinsky Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Saint Petersburg

Theatre company in Saint Petersburg, Russia