Explore 282 historical events from 1750–1759.
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, was a British military officer and politician. He was the leader of the British Legion during the southern campaign of the American War …
Banastre Tarleton, English general and politician (died 1833)
Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became t…
Louis XVI of France (died 1793)
Vice-Admiral of the Blue William Bligh was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New South Wales from 1806 to 1808. He is best known for his…
William Bligh, English admiral and politician, 4th Governor of New South Wales (died 1817)
John Ross Key was a lawyer, a commissioned officer in the Continental Army, a judge, and the father of writer Francis Scott Key.
John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (died 1821)
Morgan Lewis was an American lawyer, politician, and military commander. The second son of Francis Lewis, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Lewis fought in the American …
Morgan Lewis, American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd Governor of New York (died 1844)
Richard Howell was the third governor of New Jersey from 1793 to 1801.
Richard Howell, 3rd Governor of New Jersey (died 1802)
John Laurens was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their f…
John Laurens, American soldier (died 1782)
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée was a French dramatist who blurred the lines between comedy and tragedy with his comédie larmoyante.
Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (born 1692)
John Wood, the Elder was an English architect, working mainly in Bath.
John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (born 1704)
Ebenezer Erskine was a Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church.
Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister and theologian (born 1680)
Philippe Néricault Destouches was a French playwright who wrote 22 plays.
Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright and author (born 1680)
Friedrich von Hagedorn was a German Rococo poet. He was born in Hamburg, where his father, a man of scientific and literary taste, was the Danish ambassador. His younger brother, C…
Friedrich von Hagedorn, German poet (born 1708)
Henry Fielding was an English writer and judge known for the use of humour and satire in his works. His famous novels include Shamela (1741), Joseph Andrews (1742), The History of …
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (born 1707)
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: Led by 22-year-old George Washington, a company of Virginia colonial militiamen ambushed a force
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: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in…
Carl Linnaeus, also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organ…
Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International C
Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Catholic p…
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican priest and rebel leader (died 1811)
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite, Comte Carnot was a French mathematician, physicist, military officer, politician and a leading member of the Committee of Public Safety during the French…
Lazare Carnot, French general, mathematician, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1823)
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud was a French lawyer and statesman, a figure of the French Revolution. A deputy to the Assembly from Bordeaux, Vergniaud was an eloquent orator. He was a…
Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French lawyer and politician (died 1793)
William Eustis was an early American medical doctor, politician, and statesman from Massachusetts. Trained in medicine, he served as a military surgeon during the American Revoluti…
William Eustis, American physician and politician, 12th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1825)
Brigadier General William Hull was an American army officer and politician. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he later served as governor of the Michigan Territory (1805…
William Hull, American general and politician, 1st Governor of Michigan Territory (died 1825)
Admiral of the Red William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, GCB was a Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of Newfoundland.
William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (died…
Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although bor…
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, French-Spanish captain and politician, 10th Viceroy of the Viceroyalty…
Josef Dobrovský was a Czech philologist and historian. He was one of the most important figures of the Czech National Revival along with Josef Jungmann.
Josef Dobrovský, Bohemian philologist and historian (died 1828)