1755

Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s

Years: 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 - 1755 - 1756 1757 1758 1759 1760

Events

• The first English dictionary is published by Samuel Johnson
• July 9 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat to French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.
• November 1 - 1755 Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing 60,000 - 90,000 people.
• Great Expulsion of the Acadians.
• December 2 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.

Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Year in topic

• 1755 in literature
• 1755 in music
• 1755 in science

Births

• February 11 - Albert Christoph Dies, composer.
• April 16 - Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter
• November 2 - Marie Antoinette - Archduchess of Austria - Queen of France
• November 17 - Louis XVIII of France

Deaths

Heads of state in 1755

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• France - Louis XV King of France (reigned from 1715 to 1774)
• Great Britain - George II King of Great Britain (reigned from June 11, 1727 to October 25, 1760)
• Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
• Russia - Elizabeth Empress of Russia (reigned from 1741 to January 5, 1762)
• Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
• Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)

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