Explore 192 historical events from 1750–1759.
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover was Queen in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg during the reign of her husband, King Frederick William I, from 1713 to 1740. She was the mother of Fre…
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (born 1687)[citation needed]
Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti was an Italian composer. He is classified primarily as a Baroque composer chronologically, although his music was influential in the development of the …
Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (born 1685)
Ádám Mányoki was a Hungarian Baroque portrait painter.
Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (born 1673)
David Hartley was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of psychology. His most famous work is Observations on Man (1749).
David Hartley, English psychologist and philosopher (born 1705)
Christopher Smart was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student, and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel John…
English poet Christopher Smart (pictured) was admitted to St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-y
The Third Silesian War was a war between Prussia and Austria that lasted from 1756 to 1763 and confirmed Prussia's control of the region of Silesia. The war was fought mainly in Si…
Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up th
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 sub…
Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France
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 sub…
The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France
Dheeran Chinnamalai was a chieftain who ruled the odanilai region of the present day western Tamil Nadu. He fought against the British East India Company, was later captured and ha…
Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (died 1805)
William Babington FRS FGS was an Anglo-Irish physician and mineralogist.
William Babington, Irish-born, English physician and mineralogist (died 1833)
Maximilian I Joseph was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of …
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (died 1825)
John Trumbull was an American painter and military officer best known for his historical paintings of the American Revolutionary War, of which he was a veteran. He has been called …
John Trumbull, American soldier and painter (died 1843)
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It bega…
A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta
Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград) and later Leningrad (Ленинград), is the second-largest city in Russia, after Moscow, the nation's capital. Situated on the…
In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her…
Joseph Martin Kraus, was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of …
Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (died 1792)
Thomas Rowlandson was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson pr…
Thomas Rowlandson, English artist and caricaturist (died 1827)
James Gillray was an English caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at t…
James Gillray, English caricaturist and printmaker (died 1815)
Jacques Cassini was a French astronomer, son of the famous Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini. He was known as Cassini II.
Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
Pieter Langendijk was a damask weaver, city artist, dramatist, and poet.
Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (born 1683)
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a conflict in North America between Great Britain and France, along with their respective Indigenous allies. Historians generally consider…
French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians
The Braddock Expedition, also known as Braddock's Campaign or Braddock's Defeat, was a British military expedition which attempted to capture Fort Duquesne from the French in 1755 …
The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture…
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, also known as Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun or simply Madame Le Brun, was a French painter who mostly specialized in portrait painting, in the late…
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (died 1842)
Marc-Antoine Parseval des Chênes was a French mathematician, most famous for what is now known as Parseval's theorem, which showed that the Fourier transform is unitary.
Marc-Antoine Parseval, French mathematician and theorist (died 1836)
Robert Gray was an American merchant sea captain who is known for his achievements in connection with two trading voyages to the northern Pacific coast of North America, between 17…
Robert Gray, American captain and explorer (died 1806)