Notable Historical Events - 1759
1759 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 11 |
1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia |
Jan 15 |
British Museum opens in Montague House, London |
Feb 28 |
Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages |
Mar 13 |
27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet |
Apr 8 |
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam India |
Apr 13 |
French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen |
Apr 20 |
George Frederic Handel is buried in Westminster Abbey, London |
May 1 |
British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West Indies, capturing it from France |
May 31 |
The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions. |
Jun 27 |
General James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec. |
Jul 25 |
British capture Fort Niagara from French (7 Years' War) |
Jul 26 |
French troops vacate Ticonderoga NY |
Aug 1 |
Battle at Minden, Westfalen: Ferdinand van Brunswick beats France |
Aug 10 |
Carlos III becomes king of Spain |
Aug 12 |
Battle of Kunersdorf - Russian-Austrian army overpowers Prussians |
Aug 18 |
-19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France |
Sep 12 |
British soldiers capture the town of Quebec. |
Sep 13 |
British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec) |
Sep 14 |
Austrian troops occupy Dresden |
Sep 18 |
Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British who capture Quebec City |
Oct 31 |
Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred |
Nov 20 |
-22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French |
Nov 21 |
Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians |
Nov 24 |
Destructive eruption of Vesuvius |
Dec 13 |
1st music store in America opens (Phila) |
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