Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1758. This year saw 18 significant events. 3 notable figures were born. 1 notable figure passed away.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus
French astronomer Charles Messier mistakes the Crab Nebula for a comet while searching for Halley's Comet, leading him to begin his Messier Catalogue
Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]
Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]
Poems by Jamaican Black intellectual and writer Francis Williams are published
Mary Campbell (later Mary Campbell Willford) was an American colonial settler who was known for her abduction by Native Americans during the French and Indian War being the first white child to...
The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld, and as Creveld) was fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a German army under Duke Ferdinand of...
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 subcontinent.
Fort Ticonderoga (), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in northern New York.
Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken
British troops occupy and plunder Cherbourg
Battle of Zorndorf: Prussia defeats Russia, with thousands killed
An Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government.
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 subcontinent.
Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
James Monroe is born
Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary lawyer and politician, known for french revolutionary lawyer and politician, was born on 1758-05-06.
Horatio Nelson, British royal navy officer, known for british royal navy officer, was born on 1758-09-29.
Jonathan Edwards, American preacher and philosopher, known for american preacher and philosopher, died on 1758-03-22.
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature establishes the starting point for standardized species names across the animal kingdom, based on the binomial nomenclature in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus
French astronomer Charles Messier mistakes the Crab Nebula for a comet while searching for Halley's Comet, leading him to begin his Messier Catalogue
Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East-Prussia [NS=Jan 22]
Russian troops occupy Königsberg, East Prussia [OS=Jan 11]
Poems by Jamaican Black intellectual and writer Francis Williams are published
Mary Campbell (later Mary Campbell Willford) was an American colonial settler who was known for her abduction by Native Americans during the French and Indian War being the first white child to...
The Battle of Krefeld (sometimes referred to by its French name of Créfeld, and as Creveld) was fought at Krefeld near the Rhine on 23 June 1758 between a German army under Duke Ferdinand of...
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 subcontinent.
Fort Ticonderoga (), formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain in northern New York.
Seven Years' War: the island battery at Fortress Louisbourg in Nova Scotia is silenced and all French warships are destroyed or taken
British troops occupy and plunder Cherbourg
Battle of Zorndorf: Prussia defeats Russia, with thousands killed
An Indian reservation in the United States is an area of land held and governed by a Native American tribal nation officially recognized by the U.S. federal government.
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 subcontinent.
Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
Fort Duquesne was a fort established by the French in 1754, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers.
Halley's Comet is the only known short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years, though with the majority of recorded apparitions (25 of 30)...
British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
James Monroe is born
Maximilien Robespierre, French revolutionary lawyer and politician, known for french revolutionary lawyer and politician, was born on 1758-05-06.
Horatio Nelson, British royal navy officer, known for british royal navy officer, was born on 1758-09-29.