Year 1757 (MDCCLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Explorations 1755: At Bath England, when the Priory or Abbey house is demolished and the foundations are cleared stone coffins bones The year 1757 in architecture involved some significant events Births November 28 - William Blake, English painter poet and engraver (d See also 1756 in literature, other events of 1757, 1758 in literature, List of years in literature. Events William Whitehead made British Poet Laureate after Thomas Gray refuses it Thomas Warton appointed Professor of Poetry The year 1757 in music involved some significant compositions The year 1757 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1756 in Canada, other events of 1757, 1758 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events 2 January - Robert Clive captures Calcutta India. 14 March - Seven Years' War: On-board the List of state leaders in 1756 - Events of 1757 - List of state leaders in 1758 - State leaders by year ----- Africa Portugal Angola - António Álvares da Cunha, Governor of Angola ( 1753 - 1758) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1757
January - June
- January 2 - Britain captures Calcutta. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands this was part of the fighting in the 7 year war/ french Indian war.
- January 5 - Robert-François Damiens makes an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Louis XV of France. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Robert-François Damiens (La Thieuloye 9 January 1715 - Paris 28 March 1757) was a Frenchman who attained notoriety by unsuccessfully Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774
- March 14 - Seven Years' War: On-board the HMS Monarch, Royal Navy Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for breach of the Articles of War. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch. The first ''Monarch'' was a 74-gun Third-rate Ship of the line The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed Execution by firing squad is a method of Capital punishment, particularly common in times of war
- May 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Prague: Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian army and begins to besiege the city. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. In the Battle of Prague or Battle of Štěrboholy on May 6, 1757 Frederick the Great's 67000 Prussians forced 60000 Austrians Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the
- June 18 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kolin: Frederick is defeated by an Austrian army under Marshal Daun, forcing him to evacuate Bohemia. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Battle of Kolín on June 18, 1757 saw 44000 Austrians under Count von Daun defeat 32000 Prussians under Frederick the
- June 23 - Battle of Plassey: 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj ud-Daulah at Plassey. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish The Battle of Plassey (পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho) was a decisive British East India Company victory over the Nawab of Bengal The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 Clive of India redirects here For the film see Clive of India (film. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla, more popularly known as Siraj ud-Daulah (1733 &ndash July 2, 1757) was the last independent Nawab of WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Palashi (পলাশী Pôlashi, formerly rendered in English: Plassey) is a small
July - December
- July 26 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Hastenbeck: An Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland is defeated by the French under Louis d'Estrées and forced out of Hanover. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus In the Battle of Hastenbeck (26 July 1757 the allied forces of Hanover, Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel and Brunswick were defeated by the French The Prince William Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus Style and New Style dates|N Duke Louis Charles d'Estrées ( July 2 1695 - January 2 1771) was a French military commander and Marshal of France.
- July 30 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf: A Prussian army under Hans von Lehwald is defeated by the Russian army of Marshal Stepan Apraksin. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off The Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf ( August 30, 1757) was a victory for the Russian force under Field Marshal Stepan Fedorovich Apraksin Hans von Lehwald(t ( 24 June 1685 &ndash 16 November 1768) also known as Johann von Lehwald(t, was a Prussian Apraksin or Apraxin may refer to Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (1661-1728 Russian admiral Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin (1702-1758
- August 3 - August 9 - French and Indian War: A French army under Louis-Joseph de Montcalm forces the English to surrender Fort William Henry. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. The British Fort William Henry on the shores of Lake George, New York (NY was built during the French and Indian War ( 1754 - The French army's Indian allies slaughter the survivors for unclear reasons
- October 16 - Seven Years' War: Hungarian raiders plunder Berlin. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
- October 30 - Osman III dies and is succeeded as Ottoman Sultan by Mustafa III. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Osman III or Othman III ( Ottoman Turkish: عثمان ثالث ‘Osmān-i sālis) ( January 2, The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings Mustafa III ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثالث Muṣṭafā-yi sālis) ( January 28, 1717 January
- November 5 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Rossbach: Frederick defeats the French-Imperial army under the Duc de Soubise and Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, forcing the French to withdraw from Saxony. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The Battle of Rossbach (November 5 1757 took place during the Seven Years' War (1756 - 1763 near the village of Roßbach, in the Electorate of Saxony Joseph Maria Frederick Wilhelm of Saxe-Hildburghausen (b Erbach, 5 October 1702 - d
- November 22 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Breslau: An Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine defeats the Prussian army of Wilhelm of Brunswick-Bevern and forces the Austrians behind the Oder. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine ( December 12, 1712 &ndash July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine The Oder (known in Czech and Polish as Odra) is a River in Central Europe.
- December 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick defeats Prince Charles's Austrian army in what is generally considered the Prussian king's greatest tactical victory. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev In the Battle of Leuthen fought on 5 December 1757 Frederick the Great's Prussian army used maneuver and terrain to decisively defeat a
Ongoing events
Births
- January 16 - Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats Governor of Newfoundland (d. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from 1751 through 1764. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats ( 16 January 1757 &ndash 5 April 1834) Governor of Newfoundland, born Chalton Hampshire 1834)
- February 20 - John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment John Fuller (20 February 1757 – 11 April 1834 better known as "Mad Jack" Fuller (although he himself preferred to be called "Honest John" Fuller 1834)
- April 9 - Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Admiral Edward Pellew 1st Viscount Exmouth, GCB ( April 9, 1757 &ndash January 23, 1833) was a British naval 1833)
- May 30 - Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Henry Addington 1st Viscount Sidmouth, PC (30 May 1757 &ndash 15 February 1844 was a British statesman and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1844)
- June 18 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila ( Buenos Aires, June 18, 1757 &ndash July 2, 1833) was a member of Argentina 1833)
- June 22 - George Vancouver, British explorer (d. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Captain George Vancouver 1798)
- July 20 - Garsevan Chavchavadze, Georgian diplomat and politician (d. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Prince Garsevan Chavchavadze (გარსევან ჭავჭავაძე ( July 20, 1757, - April 7, 1811) was a Georgian 1811)
- August 9 - Thomas Telford, British Engineer & Architect (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 - 2 September 1834 was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. 1834)
- September 6 - Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, French soldier and statesman (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started 1834)
- October 9 - King Charles X of France (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Charles X (9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836 ruled as King of France and Navarre from 20 May 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated 1836)
- October 21 - Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Charles Pierre François Augereau 1st Duc de Castiglione ( October 21, 1757 &ndash June 12, 1816) was a French soldier and military The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1816)
- November 1 - Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi 1822)
- November 28 - William Blake, English poet (d. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827 was an English poet, painter, and Printmaker. 1827)
- December 17 - Nathaniel Macon, American politician (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Nathaniel Macon ( December 17, 1758 &ndash June 29, 1837) was a spokesman for the Old Republican faction of the Democratic-Republican 1837)
- December 25 - Benjamin Pierce, American politician (d. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Benjamin Pierce ( December 25, 1757 - April 1, 1839) US Democratic-Republican Party politician He served as Governor 1839)
- See also Category: 1757 births. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common
Deaths
- January 9 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (born 1657)
- January 19 - Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (born 1664)
- March 1 - Edward Moore, English writer (born 1712)
- March 8 - Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (born 1701)
- March 12 - Giuseppe Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/painter (born 1696)
- March 14 - John Byng, British admiral (executed) (born 1704)
- March 27 - Johann Stamitz, Czech-born composer (born 1717)
- May 6 - Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (born 1705)
- May 6 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (born 1683)
- May 6 - Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (born 1684)
- July 23 - Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (born 1685)
- August 28 - David Hartley, English philosopher (born 1705)
- October 17 - René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (born 1683)
- October 25 - Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (born 1672)
- October 30 - Osman III, Ottoman Sultan (born 1699)
- November 12 - Colley Cibber, English poet (born 1671)
- December 11 - Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (born 1675)
- See also Category: 1757 deaths. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, also referred to as Bernard le Bouyer de Fontenelle ( 11 February 1657 &ndash 9 January 1757) was Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Thomas Ruddiman (October 1674 - 19 January 1757) was a Scottish Classical scholar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Edward Moore ( March 22, 1712 &ndash March 1, 1757) English Dramatist and miscellaneous writer the son of a dissenting Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Thomas Blackwell ( 4 August 1701 &ndash 8 March 1757) was a Scottish classical scholar Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Galli-Bibiena family, or Galli da Bibiena (also spelled "Bibbiena" was a family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries including An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Jan Václav Antonín Stamic (later during his life in Mannhein Germanized as Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz ( June 17, 1717 &ndash March 27 Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne Baron de Camus and Mountany ( 23 October 1705 &ndash 26 June 1757) was an Austrian military Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Charles FitzRoy 2nd Duke of Grafton PC ( 25 October 1683 &ndash 6 May 1757) was an Irish and English Politician Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin ( 26 October 1684 - 6 May 1757) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, one of the Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (October 26 1685 – July 23 1757 was a Neapolitan Composer who spent much of his life in Spain and Portugal. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital David Hartley (June 21 1705&ndashAugust 28 1757 was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of Psychology Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost "Réaumur" redirects here For other uses see Réaumur (disambiguation. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Antoine Augustin Calmet ( February 26, 1672 - October 25, 1757) French Benedictine, was born at Ménil-la-Horgne Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Osman III or Othman III ( Ottoman Turkish: عثمان ثالث ‘Osmān-i sālis) ( January 2, Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Colley Cibber (ˈkɒli ˈsɪbɚ (11 June 1671 &ndash 12 November 1757 was a British actor-manager playwright and Poet Laureate. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Edmund Curll ( c 1675 - December 11, 1747) was an English Bookseller and Publisher.
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