Explore 233 historical events from 1750–1759.
William Babington FRS FGS was an Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist.
William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (died 1833)
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 formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
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…
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France
Maximilian I Joseph was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of …
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (died 1825)
John Trumbull was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called …
John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (died 1843)
James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at t…
James Gillray, English caricaturist and printmaker (died 1815)
Jan Śniadecki was a Polish mathematician, philosopher, and astronomer at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (died 1830)
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia, of a noble Savoyard family, was born in Saxony, joined the Saxon army and later entered Habsburg military service, where…
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (died 1845)
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega…
A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the…
In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her…
Frederick II was the monarch of Prussia from 1740 until his death in 1786. He was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after anne…
Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
The Kittanning Expedition, also known as the Armstrong Expedition or the Battle of Kittanning, was a raid during the French and Indian War that led to the destruction of the Americ…
French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
Joseph Martin Kraus, was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of …
Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (died 1792)
Jacques Cassini was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini. He was known as Cassini II.
Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
Pieter Langendijk was a damask weaver, city artist, dramatist, and poet.
Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (born 1683)
Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson pr…
Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (died 1827)
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: Battle of Lake George.
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, also known as Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun or simply Madame Le Brun, was a French painter who mostly specialized in portrait painting, in the late…
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (died 1842)
Marc-Antoine Parseval des Chênes was a French mathematician, most famous for what is now known as Parseval's theorem, which showed that the Fourier transform is unitary.
Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (died 1836)
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Indigenous allies. Historians generally consider…
French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians
The Braddock Expedition, also known as Braddock's Campaign or Braddock's Defeat, was a British military expedition which attempted to capture Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755 …
The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture…
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega…
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
Brigadier-General Charles Lawrence was a British Army officer who, as lieutenant governor and subsequently governor of Nova Scotia, is perhaps best known for overseeing the Expulsi…
Under the direction of Charles Lawrence, the British begin to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the…
Robert Gray was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America, between 17…
Robert Gray, American captain and explorer (died 1806)