Notable Historical Events - 1755
1755 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 12 |
Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University |
Jan 25 |
Moscow University established on Tatiana Day. |
Feb 13 |
Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java |
Mar 12 |
1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine |
Mar 17 |
Transylvania Land Company buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief |
Apr 2 |
Commodore William James captures the pirate fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. |
Apr 15 |
Samuel Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" published in London. |
Apr 26 |
1st Russian university opens (Moscow) |
Jun 16 |
British capture Fort Beauséjour, expel Acadians |
Jun 29 |
515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic |
Jun 30 |
Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants |
Jul 9 |
Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British |
Jul 9 |
British General E Braddock mortally wounded during French & Indian War |
Jul 15 |
French ambassador recalled from London |
Jul 16 |
John Adams graduates Harvard |
Sep 8 |
Battle of Lake George in the Province of New York: British army beats French |
Sep 18 |
Fort Ticonderoga, New York opens |
Sep 19 |
Great Britain & Russia sign military agreement |
Nov 1 |
Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 |
Nov 14 |
Henry Fox appointed British 'Secretary of State for the Southern Department' |
Nov 18 |
Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report |
Nov 20 |
English minister William Pitt Sr resigns |
Nov 25 |
King Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection. |
Dec 2 |
The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire. |
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