Events in year of 1754
- 01-04Columbia University founded, as Kings College (NYC)
- 01-15Riot at burial of doelist Daniel Raap in Amsterdam
- 03-08Marquis of Ensenada becomes Premier of Spain
- 03-18Duke of Newcastle becomes English Premier
- 05-091st newspaper cartoon in America-divided snake "Join or Die"
- 05-28George Washington defeats French and Indians at Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh)
- 06-19Albany Congress held by 7 British colonies and Iroquois indians
- 07-04George Washington gives Ft Necessity to France
- 07-07Kings College in NYC opens (renamed Columbia College)
People born in year of 1754
- 02-17Jan Jachym Kopriva: Composer
- 02-19Vincenzo Monti: Italian poet / translator (Al Signor di Montgolfier)
- 03-04Benjamin Waterhouse: Physician (smallpox vaccine pioneer)
- 03-04Dieudonne-Pascal Pieltain: Composer
- 03-15Silvestro Palma: Composer
- 04-09Antonio Frantisek Becvarovsky: Composer
- 04-09Pieter Paulus: Dutch lawyer / CEO (National Convention)
- 05-02Vicente Martin y Soler: Composer
- 05-10Asmus Jakob Carstens: Painter
- 05-12Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Composer
- 05-15Pierre Dutillieu: Composer
- 05-20Hans Gram: Composer
- 05-23Andrea Appiana: Italian royal painter (Napoleon)
- 05-24Giacomo Conti: Composer
- 08-23Louis XVI: Versailles, France -- King of France (1774-93) eventually guillotined
- 08-28Peter Winter: Composer
- 11-26Georg Forster: Writer
- 12-07Jack Jouett: American patriot
- 12-09Etienne Ozi: Composer
- 12-24George Crabbe: Aldeburgh, England -- Poet (Everlasting Mercy)
People died in year of 1754
- 01-10Daniel Raap: Dutch porcelain salesman / politician, dies at about 51
- 01-28Ludvig Holberg: Danish lawyer / writer (Hendrig og Pernille), dies at 69
- 02-05Nicolaas S Cruquius: Hydraulic engineer, (Haarlemmermeer), dies at 75
- 02-16Richard Mead: Physician
- 03-06Henry Pelham: English Premier (1745, 46-54), Gin Act, dies at about 57
- 04-09Christian von Wolff: German philosopher, dies at 75
- 05-16Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari: Composer, dies at 76
- 05-23John Wood: Architect / town planner
- 06-07Nikolaj Eigtved: Danish, Architect (Amalienborg Square), dies at 52
- 06-22Nicholas Siret: Composer, dies at 91
- 10-08Henry Fielding: English lawyer / Author (Tom Jones), dies at 47
- 11-09Johann Christoph Fravenholtz: Composer, dies at 70
- 11-12Jacob de Wit: Amsterdam Painter / decorater, dies at 58
- 12-14Mahmud I: Sultan of Turkey, dies at 58
Events in year of 1755
- 01-12Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University
- 02-13Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java
- 03-121st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine
- 03-17Transylvania Land Co buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief
- 04-261st Russian university opens (Moscow)
- 06-141e edition of Dr Johnsons "Dictionary"
- 06-29515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic
- 06-30Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants
- 07-09Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British
- 07-09British General E Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War
- 07-15French ambassador recalled from London
- 09-08Battle at Lake George: English army beats France
- 09-18Ft Ticonderoga, New York opens
- 09-19England and Russia sign military agreement
- 11-01Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000
- 11-14Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State
- 11-18Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report
- 11-20English Minister William Pitt Sr resigns
People born in year of 1755
- 02-03Florido Tomeoni: Composer
- 02-11Albert Christoph Dies: Composer
- 02-13Francois Alexander Sallantin: Composer
- 02-19Pieter G van Overstraten: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
- 03-02Antoine-Frederic Gresnick: Composer
- 03-10Philipp Christoph Kayser: Composer
- 03-12Georges Couthon: French politician
- 03-14Pierre-Louis Couperin: Composer
- 03-24Rufus King: Framer of US constitution
- 04-01Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin: French lawyer (Fisiologia del Gusto)
- 04-04Vincenc Masek: Composer
- 04-10Samuel Hahnemann: German Physician / originator of homeopathy
- 05-19Gabriele Prota: Composer
- 06-01Frederico Fiorillo: Italian violist / composer
- 06-06John Flaxman: English sculptor (Westminster Abbey tomb stones)
- 07-05Sarah Kemble Siddons: Brecon, England -- Tragic actress (Fatal Marriage)
- 07-29Franz Gotz: Composer
- 08-01Giuseppe Antonio Capuzzi: Composer
- 08-04Nicolas-Jacque Conte: Inventor (modern pencil)
- 08-08Luigi Marchesi: Composer
- 08-31Johann Ignaz Walter: Composer
- 09-13Oliver Evans: Pioneered high-pressure steam engine
- 09-24John Marshall: Virginia, United States -- 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
- 10-31Jean Louis van Aelbroeck: Flemish agronomist
- 11-02Marie-Antoinette: Queen of France, let them eat cake
- 11-12Gerhard JD von Scharnhorst: Prussia Military / Minister of War (1807-10)
- 11-15Jan Blanken: Dutch hydraulic engineer
- 11-17Louis XVIII: 1st post-revolutionary King of France (1814-24)
- 12-03Gilbert Stuart: United States -- Portrait painter (painted Washington)
- 12-27Antons Klemens Theodor: King of Saksen (1827-36)
People died in year of 1755
- 01-07Gallus Zeiler: Composer, dies at 49
- 01-15Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia: Composer, dies at 83
- 03-24Theodor Christleib Reinhold: Composer, dies at 72
- 07-09E Braddock: British Gen, mortally wounded during French and Indian War
- 07-09Gottlob Harrer: Composer, dies at 52
- 07-09James Braddock: English General, dies in battle at Fort Duquesne
- 07-13Edward Braddock: British General, dies in battle at Pittsburgh
- 08-22Caspar Burman: Historian / mayor (Utrecht)
- 09-24Georg Gebel: Composer, dies at 45
- 09-30Francesco Durante: Composer, dies at 71
- 10-04Samuel von Cocceji: German lawyer
- 10-28Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Composer, dies at 65
- 11-11Johan van de Bergh: Leids regent, dies at 91
- 11-25Johann Georg Pisendel: German violist / composer, dies at 76
- 12-01Maurice Greene: Composer, dies at 59
- 12-21Caspar Ruetz: Composer, dies at 47
Events in year of 1756
- 01-16England and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster
- 04-14Gov Glen of SC protests against 900 Acadia indians
- 05-01France and Austria sign alliance
- 05-18England declares war on France
- 06-04Quakers leave assembly of Pennsylvania
- 06-20146 British soldiers imprisoned in India-Black Hole of Calcutta-most die
- 06-20India rebels defeat Calcutta on British army
- 06-27French fleet conquer St. Philips Castle of Minorca
- 08-14French capture Fort Oswego, New York
- 08-29England and France meet in war
- 08-29Prussian Libya occupies Saxson: beginning 7 years War
- 09-22Nassau Hall opens at Princeton University
- 10-15Saxon army surrenders to Prussia
- 12-06British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India
- 12-31Russia joins the Alliance of Versailles
People born in year of 1756
- 01-04Anne Nagell van Ampsen: Dutch politician
- 01-22Vincenzo Righini: Composer
- 01-28Hans Adolf Friedrich von Eschstruth: Composer
- 01-29Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee: (Rep / Gov-Virginia) / General
- 01-30Josef Preindl: Composer
- 02-06Aaron Burr: Newark, New Jersey -- 3rd US VP (1801-05), dueler
- 02-09Karel Blazej Kopriva: Composer
- 02-13Joannes van der Linden: Lawyer / judge (Ware Pleiter)
- 03-03William Godwin: Philosopher / political writer (Caleb Williams)
- 03-18Johann Christoph Vogel: Composer
- 04-07Charles Felix: King of Sardina (1821-31)
- 04-08Joseph Gehot: Composer
- 04-23Alexander Reinagle: Composer
- 05-13Wojciech Zywny: Composer
- 05-23Nicolas-Joseph Hullmandel: Composer
- 05-27Maximilian I Jozef: King of Bavaria
- 06-06John Trumbull: US painter (Declaration of Independence)
- 06-08Cornelis van Foreest: Mayor of Alkmaar
- 06-17Pierre-Joseph Cambon: French member of Committee of Salut Public
- 06-20Joseph Martin Kraus: Composer
- 07-14Thomas Rowlandson: English painter / cartoonist / etcher
- 08-19Anthony FRE Haersolte: Member of Executing Regime
- 08-20Bernardo Bittoni: Composer
- 09-07Willem Bilderdijk: Dutch poet / literature (Disease of Scientists)
- 09-08Anton Teyber: Composer
- 09-21John Loudon McAdam: Created macadam road surface (asphalt)
- 10-02Jacob van Strij: Dutch cartoonist / graphic artist
- 10-02Josef Jawurek: Composer
- 11-04Anthony van Hoboken: Rotterdam Merchant / ship owner
- 11-27Paul van Hemert: Dutch theologist / philosopher (Kant)
People died in year of 1756
- 03-13Johann Melchior Conradi: Composer, dies at 81
- 03-23Georg Gottfried Wagner: Composer, dies at 57
- 04-10Giacomo Antonio Perti: Italian composer, dies at 94
- 04-13Johann T Gottlieb Goldberg: German klavecinist / composer, dies at 29
- 04-15Johann Gottlieb Goldberg: Composer, dies at 29
- 04-16Jacques Cassini: Fr astronomer (Discover rings of Saturn), dies at 79
- 07-09Pieter Langendijk: Painter / etcher / playwright, dies at 72
- 07-24George Vertue: Engraver
- 09-19Josef Antonin Sehling: Composer, dies at 46
- 10-26Johann Theodor Romhild: Composer, dies at 72
- 12-11Theodor A Freiherr von Neuhoff: German adventurer / King