Explore 282 historical events from 1750–1759.
Georg Carl von Döbeln was a Swedish friherre (baron), Lieutenant general and above all known for his efforts on the Swedish side during the Finnish War.
Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (died 1820)
Emmanuele Vitale was a Maltese notary, commander and statesman. During the Siege of Malta, he commanded 10,000 irregular Maltese soldiers.
Emmanuel Vitale, Maltese commander and politician (died 1802)
André Masséna, prince d'Essling, duc de Rivoli, was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was one of the original eighteen Marsha…
André Masséna, French general (died 1817)
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Indigenous allies, which were called "Indians" a…
French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the…
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian sub…
Seven Years' War: Frederick II of Prussia defeats the Russian army at the Battle of Zorndorf.
The Seven Years' War, 1756 to 1763, was a global war fought by numerous great powers, primarily in Europe, with significant subsidiary campaigns in North America and the Indian sub…
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
James Monroe was an American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well…
James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (died 1831)
Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre was a French lawyer and statesman, widely recognised as one of the most influential figures of the French Revolution. Robespierre f…
Maximilien Robespierre, French politician (died 1794)
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, was a British Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Cornwall and Grand Master of the Freemasons. Born in London, he succeeded to the baronetcy on 12…
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (died 1839)
Friedrich Georg Weitsch was a German painter and etcher.
Friedrich Georg Weitsch, German painter (died 1828)
Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet, was a French painter, the youngest child of painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and the father of painter Horace Vernet.
Carle Vernet, French painter and lithographer (died 1836)
Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was born a Princess and Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Denmark and Norway.
Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1794)
Franz Teyber was an Austrian Kapellmeister, organist and composer of orchestral and chamber music. Studying under Georg Christoph Wagenseil, from 1786 he was director of the Schika…
Franz Teyber, Austrian organist and composer (died 1810)
Hannah Webster Foster was an American novelist.
Hannah Webster Foster, American author (died 1840)
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first Haitian Emperor, leader of the Haitian Revolution, and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution. Initially regarded…
Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haitian emperor (died 1806)
Christopher Gore was a prominent Massachusetts lawyer, Federalist politician, and U.S. diplomat. Born into a family divided by the American Revolution, Gore sided with the victorio…
Christopher Gore, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1827)
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer was an Austrian pianist and composer.
Josepha Barbara Auernhammer, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1820)
Cosme Mariano Argerich was a pioneer of military medical practices in Argentina.
Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (died 1820)
Vice-Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte was a British Royal Navy officer whose leadership, grasp of strategy, and unconventional tactics l…
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, English admiral (died 1805)
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourt…
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
Noah Webster was an American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author. He has been called the "Father of American S…
Noah Webster, American lexicographer (died 1843)
Francesco "Franco" Zerafa was a Maltese architect and donato to the Religion. In 1714, he succeeded Giovanni Barbara as Capomastro delle Opere della Religione, a post which he hel…
Francesco Zerafa, Maltese architect (born 1679)
Antoine de Jussieu was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. The standard author abbreviation Ant.Juss. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanica…
Antoine de Jussieu, French botanist and physician (born 1686)
François d'Agincourt was a French harpsichordist, organist, and composer. He spent most of his life in Rouen, his native city, where he worked as organist of the Rouen Cathedral an…
François d'Agincourt, French organist and composer (born 1684)