1756

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Years: 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 - 1756 - 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761

Events

• March 17 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).
• May 15 - Seven Years' War: The war begins when England declares war on France.
• August 29 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony

Ongoing events

• French and Indian War (1754-1763)

Year in topic

• 1756 in literature
• 1756 in science

Births

• January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
• February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
• March 3 - William Godwin, English political and miscellaneous writer (died 1836)
• May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria
• June 6 - John Trumbull, painter
• June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (died 1792)
• August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (died 1827)
• September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, author (died 1831)
• November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (died 1837)
• Abdullah bin Sabah, second ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty (died 1814)
• Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (died 1813)

Deaths

• April 18 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
• July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
• Bernard Accama, Dutch painter

Monarchs/Presidents

• 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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