Year 1756 (MDCCLVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Explorations 1755: At Bath England, when the Priory or Abbey house is demolished and the foundations are cleared stone coffins bones Events The Venetian Academy was co-founded by Giovanni Antonio Guardi ( 1699 - 1760) also known as Gianantonio Guardi an Italian See also 1755 in literature, other events of 1756, 1757 in literature, List of years in literature. Events Starting this year Christopher Smart is confined in St Events Christoph Willibald Gluck is knighted by Pope Benedict XIV Classical music Opera The year 1756 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1755 in Canada, other events of 1756, 1757 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Thomas Pelham-Holles 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne List of state leaders in 1755 - Events of 1756 - List of state leaders in 1757 - State leaders by year ----- Africa Portugal Angola - António Álvares da Cunha, Governor of Angola ( 1753 - 1758) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter GF) such as 1996. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Events of 1756

July 30: In Russia, Empress Elizabeth at the porch of the newly-built Catherine Palace, painting (1905) by Eugene Lanceray (in Tretyakov Gallery). Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 ( The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yevgeny Yevgenievich Lanceray, also spelled Lansere ( 23 August 1875 – 13 September 1946) was a Russian graphic artist The State Tretyakov Gallery (Государственная Третьяковская Галерея ГТГ in Moscow, Russia, is the foremost depository

January - June

• March 17 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern). Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Saint Patrick's Day (Lá ’le Pádraig or Lá Fhéile Pádraig) colloquially St The City of New York
• April 12 - Seven Years' War: The French invade Minorca, then under British control. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Seven Years' War (1756&ndash1763 involved all of the major European powers of the period causing 900000 to 1400000 deaths Minorca ( Catalan and Spanish: Menorca; from Latin Balearis Minor, later Minorica "minor island" is one of the
• May 15 - Seven Years' War: The Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 20 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Minorca: The British fleet under John Byng is defeated by the French under Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held The Battle of Minorca ( May 20 1756) was a Franco - Spanish naval defeat of a British fleet leading to the Court-martial John Byng ( October 29, 1704 &ndash March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was Court-martialled and executed Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Marquis de La Galissonière sometimes spelled Galissonnière (b
• May 28 - Seven Years' War: The British garrison in Minorca surrenders to the French. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
• June 25 - Foundation of * The Marine Society in London, the world's oldest seafarers' charity. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Marine Society was the world's first seafarers’ charity.

July - December

• July 30 - Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly-built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (Russian Франче́ско Бартоломе́о Растре́лли ( The Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец is the Rococo summer residence of the Russian Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 (
• August 14 - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Fort Oswego falls to the French. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Fort Oswego was an important Frontier post for British traders in the 18th century
• August 29 - Frederick the Great invades Saxony, beginning the war on the continent. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany.
• October 1 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Lobositz: Frederick defeats an Austrian army under Marshal Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The Battle of Lobositz or Lovosice on 1 October 1756 was the opening land battle of the Seven Years' War. Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne Baron de Camus and Mountany ( 23 October 1705 &ndash 26 June 1757) was an Austrian military
• December - Seven Years' War: French and Indian War: Militias of the Royal Colony of North Carolina build a fort on the province's western frontier to protect it against natives allied with the French. Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their The fort is named Fort Dobbs in honor of North Carolina Governor Arthur Dobbs, who persuaded the North Carolina legislature to fund the construction a year earlier. Fort Dobbs ( 1958) is the first of three Westerns, directed by Gordon Douglas, which starred Clint Walker. Arthur Dobbs ( 2 April 1689 - March 28 1765) was a wealthy landowner in North Carolina and served as colonial governor from 1754 to 1765

Undated

• Frederick II of Prussia forces his country's peasants to grow the unpopular and obscure potato. Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the A peasant is an agricultural worker who subsists by working a small plot of ground The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae

Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Births

• January 19 - Guillaume-Antoine Olivier, French entemologist (died 1814)
• January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (died 1791)
• February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
• March 3 - William Godwin, English writer (died 1836)
• March 4 - Sir Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (died 1823)
• May 18 - Ignaz Aurelius Fessler, court councillor and minister to Alexander I (died 1839)
• May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria (died 1825)
• June 6 - John Trumbull, American painter (died 1843)
• June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (died 1792)
• July 7 - Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (died 1813)
• August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (died 1827)
• August 29 - Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde, Austrian field marshal and statesman (died 1845)
• September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch author (died 1831)
• November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (died 1837)

See also Category: 1756 births. The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kan'en and before Meiwa. The period spanned the years from 1751 through 1764. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Guillaume-Antoine Olivier ( January 19 1756 &ndash October 1 1814) was a French Entomologist. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio This article discusses Aaron Burr (1756-1836 the US politician The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian William Godwin ( 3 March 1756 &ndash 7 April 1836) was an English journalist political philosopher and Novelist Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Sir Henry Raeburn ( 4 March, 1756 - 8 July, 1823) was a Scottish Portrait painter. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Ignaz Aurelius Fessler ( May 18, 1756 - December 15, 1839) Hungarian ecclesiastic politician historian and Freemason, was born in Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) ( May 27, 1756 &ndash October 13, 1825) was Prince-elector of Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year John Trumbull ( June 6, 1756 &ndash November 10, 1843) was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Joseph Martin Kraus was a composer in the classical era who is sometimes referred to as "the Swedish Mozart. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Baron Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm ( July 7 1756 &ndash December 27 1813) was a Swedish statesman Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Pierre Louis Prieur ( Prieur de la Marne) ( August 1, 1756 &ndash May 31, 1827) was a French Politician. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Count Heinrich von Bellegarde ( German: Heinrich Joseph Johannes Graf von Bellegarde, or sometimes Heinrich von Bellegarde) ( August 29, Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Willem Bilderdijk ( Amsterdam, September 7, 1756 - Haarlem, December 31, 1831) Dutch Poet, the son Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Pierre Laromiguière ( November 3, 1756 &ndash August 12, 1837) was a French Philosopher. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Deaths

• January 18 - Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim (born 1682)
• February 25 - Eliza Haywood, English actress and writer (born 1693)
• April 10 - Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (born 1661)
• April 18 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
• July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
• October 26 - Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, governor of New France (born 1693)
• October 28 - Charles Somerset, 4th Duke of Beaufort (born 1709)
• December 8 - William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English statesman and diplomat (born c. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Franz Georg von Schönborn-Buchheim ( 15 June 1682 - 18 January 1756) was the Archbishop of Trier from 1729 until 1756 and the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Eliza Haywood (1693 - February 25, 1756) (born Elizabeth Fowler was an English Writer, Actress and Publisher. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Giacomo Antonio Perti ( June 6, 1661 &ndash April 10, 1756) was an Italian Composer of the Baroque era Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Jacques Cassini ( February 8, 1677 – April 18, 1756) was a French - Italian Astronomer, son of the famous Italian Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. George Vertue (1684 &ndash July 24, 1756) was an English Engraver and Antiquary, whose notebooks on British art of the Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière, Marquis de La Galissonière sometimes spelled Galissonnière (b Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Charles Noel Somerset 4th Duke of Beaufort ( September 12 1709 &ndash October 28, 1756) was the younger son of Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington, PC (c 1690 – 8 December 1756) was a British statesman and diplomatist 1690)
• date unknown - Bernard Accama, Dutch painter (born 1697)

See also Category: 1756 deaths. Bernardus Accama (1697 Burum ? - 1756 Leeuwarden) was an eighteenth century Dutch historical and portrait painter born in Friesland.