1756

Years: 1753 1754 1755 - 1756 - 1757 1758 1759
Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1756 in art 1756 in literature 1756 in music 1756 in science List of state leaders in 1756 List of religious leaders in 1756

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths

Events

March 17 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).
May 15 - Seven Years' War: The war begins when England declares war on France.
August 29 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony

Ongoing events

French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Births

January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
March 3 - William Godwin, English political and miscellaneous writer (died 1836)
May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria
June 6 - John Trumbull, painter
June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (died 1792)
August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (died 1827)
September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, author (died 1831)
November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (died 1837)
Abdullah bin Sabah, second ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty (died 1814)
Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (died 1813)

Deaths

April 18 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
Bernard Accama, Dutch painter

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