What happened in 1756?
51 recorded events in 1756, including 17 in people, 11 in wars & conflicts and 7 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 11
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Seven Years' War
Global war among European powers (1756–1763)
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Battle of Lobositz
1756 battle in the Seven Years' War
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Siege of Pirna
1756 battle
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Battle of Fort Oswego
1756 French and Indian War battle
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Battle of Fort Bull
1756 battle in the Seven Years' War
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Third Silesian War
(1756-1763) part of the Seven Years' War
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Siege of Fort St Philip
1756 French capture of British Menorca
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Siege of Calcutta
1756 battle between the armies Britain and the Nawab of Bengal in the 18th century
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Battle of the Trough
1756 skirmish in the French and Indian War
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Battle of Vijaydurg
1756 battle
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Siege of Tunis (1756)
1756 siege in Tunisia
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Westminster
Treaty of Westminster (Politics & Government).
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People 17
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Theodore of Corsica died
German noble (1694–1756)
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Patriarch Paisius II of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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Jacques Cassini died
French astronomer
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Giovanni Battista Nolli died
Italian architect (1701–1756)
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Andrey Nartov died
Russian sculptor, scientist and military engineer (1693-1756)
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Lewis Hallam died
American actor (circa 1714–1756)
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Aaron Burr born
Born in Newark. Vice president of the United States from 1801 to 1805, lived (1756–1836).
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William Godwin born
Born in Wisbech. English journalist, political philosopher and novelist.
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Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria born
Born in Schwetzingen. King of Bavaria.
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Ernst Chladni born
Born in Lutherstadt Wittenberg. German physicist, mathematician and musician (1756 – 1827).
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John Loudon McAdam born
Born in Ayr. Scottish engineer and road-builder (1756–1836).
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Duke Ludwig of Württemberg born
Born in Trzebiatów. German prince (1756–1817).
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Henry Lee III born
Born in Dumfries. American politician, governor, and representative (1756–1818).
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Frederick Francis I, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin born
Born in Schwerin. (1756-1837) German Grand Duke.
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Jan Śniadecki born
Born in Żnin. Polish mathematician, philosopher and astronomer (1756-1830).
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Willem Bilderdijk born
Born in Amsterdam. Dutch historian, linguist, poet and lawyer (1756-1831).
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Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc born
Born in Fort-Liberté. French count (1756–1845).
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Science & Technology 1
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Jewish Hospital Berlin
Hospital in Germany
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Sövestadstenen 1
Picture stone
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Church of the Assumption, Szentendre
Church in Szentendre, Hungary
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Požega Cathedral
Cathedral in Požega, Croatia
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Synagogue
Building in Gorizia, Italy
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Synagogue, Nijmegen
Synagogue in Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Economy & Trade 7
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Voigtländer
Optical company
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Apatinska Brewery
Brewery
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Riedel
Glassware manufacturer
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Franz Haniel & Cie.
German company
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Dal Negro
Game publisher
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Compagnie des mines d'Anzin
French mining company
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Cornish Copper Company
Copper smelting business in Cornwall, England, UK
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1756 Düren earthquake
Earthquake in Düren, Germany
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church
Church building in Tbilisi, Georgia
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Convent of Saint Thecla
Orthodox Christian convent in Maaloula, Syria
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Abbot's Palace (Oliwa)
Building
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Makarska Co-cathedral
Church building in Makarska, Croatia
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Fredriksvern Church
Church building in Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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Parish Church of Our Lady of Pilar and Saint Lucy
Church and cemetery in Salvador, Bahia
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Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zagreb (Brezovica)
Church building in Zagreb, Croatia
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Alexandrinsky Theatre
Theatre company in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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