Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1759. This year saw 25 significant events. 3 notable figures were born.
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia, until his death in 1799 [1]
Montagu House (sometimes spelled "Montague") was a late 17th-century mansion in Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district of London, which became the first home of the British Museum.
Political activist Thomas Paine (22) weds household servant Mary Lambert (21)
First music store in America opens in Philadelphia by future Treasurer of the United States, Michael Hillegas
First American life insurance company is incorporated in Philadelphia
Thomas Siddel is reported to have harvested a 17-1/4 lb (7.8 kg) 47-ibch long potato from his garden in Chester, England
Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages
27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India
Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which for Britain in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763.
The British expedition against Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War.
The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions
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.
11,000 British troops drive a token French garrison of 400 out of Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Battle of Minden, Westphalia: Anglo-German army under Prussian Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats a French army led by Marshal of France Marquis de Contades
Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788.
Battle of Kunersdorf: Russian-Austrian army overpowers Prussians
Second Sea Battle of Lagos: England vs. France; ends the following day
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War –...
British beat French forces at the battle of Plains of Abrahams near Quebec - kills both leading generals Wolfe and Montcalm
The siege of Dresden took place in July 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when a Prussian force led by Frederick the Great unsuccessfully besieged the city of Dresden...
Quebec (French: Québec) is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French.
Earthquake in Safed, Palestine, kills hundreds
Battle of Quiberon Bay begins: British win crucial naval victory over the French, thwarting a planned French invasion of Britain
Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
Robert Burns, Scottish musician, known for scottish poet and lyricist, was born on 1759-01-25.
Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer and philosopher, known for english writer and philosopher, was born on 1759-04-27.
William Grenville is born
Future 1st US President George Washington (26) weds widow Martha Dandridge Custis (27) at her home, the White House Plantation in Kent County, Virginia, until his death in 1799 [1]
Montagu House (sometimes spelled "Montague") was a late 17th-century mansion in Great Russell Street in the Bloomsbury district of London, which became the first home of the British Museum.
Political activist Thomas Paine (22) weds household servant Mary Lambert (21)
First music store in America opens in Philadelphia by future Treasurer of the United States, Michael Hillegas
First American life insurance company is incorporated in Philadelphia
Thomas Siddel is reported to have harvested a 17-1/4 lb (7.8 kg) 47-ibch long potato from his garden in Chester, England
Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages
27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India
Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which for Britain in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763.
The British expedition against Guadeloupe was a military action from January to May 1759, as part of the Seven Years' War.
The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions
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.
11,000 British troops drive a token French garrison of 400 out of Fort Ticonderoga, New York
Battle of Minden, Westphalia: Anglo-German army under Prussian Field Marshal Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats a French army led by Marshal of France Marquis de Contades
Charles III (Spanish: Carlos Sebastián de Borbón y Farnesio; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain from 1759 until his death in 1788.
Battle of Kunersdorf: Russian-Austrian army overpowers Prussians
Second Sea Battle of Lagos: England vs. France; ends the following day
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the First Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War –...
British beat French forces at the battle of Plains of Abrahams near Quebec - kills both leading generals Wolfe and Montcalm
The siege of Dresden took place in July 1760 during the Third Silesian War (part of the Seven Years' War) when a Prussian force led by Frederick the Great unsuccessfully besieged the city of Dresden...
Quebec (French: Québec) is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French.
Earthquake in Safed, Palestine, kills hundreds
Battle of Quiberon Bay begins: British win crucial naval victory over the French, thwarting a planned French invasion of Britain
Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
Robert Burns, Scottish musician, known for scottish poet and lyricist, was born on 1759-01-25.
Mary Wollstonecraft, English writer and philosopher, known for english writer and philosopher, was born on 1759-04-27.
William Grenville is born