1752
Louis Legendre, French butcher and politician (died 1797)
Louis Legendre was a French politician of the Revolution period.
Louis Legendre, French butcher and politician (died 1797)
The 1750s
Explore 233 historical events from 1750–1759.
1752
Frances Burney, English novelist and playwright (died 1840)
Frances Burney, also known as Fanny Burney and later Madame d'Arblay, was an English novelist, diarist and playwright. In 1786–1790 she held the post of "Keeper of the Robes" to Ch…
Frances Burney, English novelist and playwright (died 1840)
1752
Joseph Marie Jacquard, French merchant, invented the Jacquard loom (died 1834)
Joseph Marie Charles dit Jacquard was a French weaver and merchant. He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom, which in turn played an import…
Joseph Marie Jacquard, French merchant, invented the Jacquard loom (died 1834)
1752
David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.
David Humphreys was an American Revolutionary War colonel and aide de camp to George Washington, a secretary and intelligence agent for Benjamin Franklin in Paris, American ministe…
David Humphreys (soldier), American Revolutionary War colonel, politician, foreign minister and entrepreneur.
1752
St. George Tucker, United States federal judge (died 1827)
St. George Tucker was a Bermudian-born American lawyer, military officer and professor who taught law at the College of William & Mary. He strengthened the requirements for a law d…
St. George Tucker, United States federal judge (died 1827)
1752
Samuel Smith, American general and politician (died 1839)
Samuel Smith was an American Senator and Representative from Maryland, a mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, and a general in the Maryland militia. He was the older brother of cabinet se…
Samuel Smith, American general and politician (died 1839)
1752
Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, and director (died 1813)
Carl Stenborg was a Swedish opera singer, composer and theatre director. He belonged to the pioneer generation of the Royal Swedish Opera and was regarded as one of the leading ope…
Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, and director (died 1813)
1752
Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician and theorist (died 1833)
Adrien-Marie Legendre was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre tra…
Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician and theorist (died 1833)
1752
Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (born 1692)
Samuel Ogle was the 16th, 18th and 20th Proprietary Governor of Maryland from 1731 to 1732, 1733 to 1742, and 1746/1747 to 1752.
Samuel Ogle, English-American captain and politician, 5th Governor of Restored Proprietary Government (born 1692)
1752
Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (born 1692)
Joseph Butler was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire. His principal works are the Fifteen Sermon…
Joseph Butler, English bishop and philosopher (born 1692)
1752
Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (born 1664)
Giulio Alberoni was an Italian cardinal and statesman in the service of Philip V of Spain.
Giulio Alberoni, Spanish cardinal (born 1664)
1752
Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (born 1667)
Johann Christoph Pepusch, also known as John Christopher Pepusch and Dr Pepusch, was a German-born Baroque composer who spent most of his working life in England.
Johann Christoph Pepusch, German-English composer and theorist (born 1667)
1752
William Bradford, English-American printer (born 1663)
William Bradford was an early American colonial printer and publisher in British America. Bradford is best known for establishing the first printing press in the Middle Colonies of…
William Bradford, English-American printer (born 1663)
1752
Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703)
Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Peter Warren, KB was a Royal Navy officer and politician who represented Westminster in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1747 to 1752. Warren …
Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703)
1752
William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667)
William Whiston was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton. He is now probabl…
William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (born 1667)
1751
275 years ago
Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine…
Pope Benedict XIV, born Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 17 August 1740 to his death on 3 May 1758.
Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine…
1751
275 years ago
Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright (died 1820)
Judith Sargent Stevens Murray was an early American advocate for women's rights, an essay writer, playwright, poet, and letter writer. She was one of the first American proponents …
Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright (died 1820)
1751
275 years ago
Stephen Badlam, American artisan and military officer (died 1815)
Stephen Badlam was an American artisan and military officer. Raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Badlam was orphaned as a young child following the death of his father, a tavern-k…
Stephen Badlam, American artisan and military officer (died 1815)
1751
275 years ago
Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (died 1820)
Princess Wilhelmina of Prussia was the consort of William V of Orange and the de facto leader of the dynastic party and counter-revolution in the Netherlands. She was the daughter …
Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (died 1820)
1751
275 years ago
Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop (died 1825)
Manuel Abad y Queipo was a Spanish Roman Catholic Bishop of Michoacán in the Viceroyalty of New Spain at the time of the Mexican War of Independence. He was "an acute social commen…
Manuel Abad y Queipo, Spanish-born Mexican bishop (died 1825)
1751
275 years ago
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (died 1827)
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen was a member of the House of Saxe-Meiningen and a Princess of Saxe-Meiningen by birth and a member of the House of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg and Duc…
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen (died 1827)
1751
275 years ago
Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)
Christopher Polhammar better known as Christopher Polhem, which he took after his ennoblement in 1716, was a Swedish scientist, inventor, and industrialist. He made significant con…
Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and engineer (born 1661)
1751
275 years ago
Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (died 1829)
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia "Marianne" Mozart, also known by her nickname Nannerl, was a distinguished musician from Salzburg. In her childhood, she developed into an outstanding k…
Maria Anna Mozart, Austrian pianist (died 1829)
1750
François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1828)
Nicolas François de Neufchâteau was a French statesman, poet, and agricultural scientist.
François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1828)