Explore 154 historical events from 1750–1759.
William Morgan, FRS was a British physician, physicist and statistician, who is considered the father of modern actuarial science. He is also credited with being the first to recor…
William Morgan, British actuary (died 1833)
Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, was a French sculptor, draftsman and printmaker.
Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French sculptor and illustrator (died 1818)
Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Gratet de Dolomieu usually known as Déodat de Dolomieu was a French geologist. The mineral and the rock dolomite and the largest summital crater o…
Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist and academic (died 1801)
Prince Frederick Adolf, Duke of Östergötland was a Swedish Prince, youngest son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, a sister of Frederick the Great, Kin…
Frederick Adolf, duke of Östergötland (died 1803)
Henry Knox was an American military officer, politician, bookseller, and a Founding Father of the United States. Knox, born in Boston, became a senior general of the Continental Ar…
Henry Knox, American general and politician, 1st United States Secretary of War (died 1806)
Philippe François Nazaire Fabre d'Églantine, commonly known as Fabre d'Églantine, was a French actor, dramatist, poet, and politician of the French Revolution.
Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician (died 1794)
John Willison was an evangelical minister of the Church of Scotland and a writer of Christian literature.
John Willison, Scottish minister and author (born 1680)
Teruhito , posthumously honored as Emperor Sakuramachi was the 115th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He was enthroned as Emperor in 1735, a rei…
Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (born 1720)
Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev was a Russian statesman, historian, philosopher, and ethnographer. He is known as the author of a book on Russian history titled The History of Russia, p…
Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician (born 1686)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or…
Johann Sebastian Bach, German organist and composer (born 1685)