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
Events in year of 1757
- 01-02British troops occupy Calcutta India
- 01-05Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by Damiens
- 01-17German Diet declares war on Prussia
- 04-06English King George II fires Minister William Pitt Sr
- 05-01Austria and France divide Prussia
- 05-06Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats Emperor army
- 06-18Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
- 06-23Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal
- 07-26Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats Duke of Cumberland
- 08-09English Ft William Henry, NY, surrenders to French and Indians troops
- 10-16Austrian troops occupy Berlin
- 11-05Battle at Rossbach (7 year war / French & Indian War)
- 11-28England condemns ceasefire of Kloster-Seven
- 12-05Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians
People born in year of 1757
- 01-03Johann Abraham Sixt: Composer
- 01-16Samuel McIntire: Woodcarver / architect (architect of Salem)
- 01-28Antonio Bartolomeo Bruni: Composer
- 02-01John P Kemble: England, United Kingdom -- Actor / director (Drury Lane, Covent Garden)
- 02-13John C Hespe: Dutch journalist / politician
- 03-04Ignaz Malzat: Composer
- 03-16Bengt Lidner: Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen)
- 03-27Richard John Samuel Stevens: Composer
- 04-03Ferenc Verseghy: Composer
- 04-06Alessandro Rolla: Composer
- 04-09Wojciech Boguslawski: Composer
- 04-15George Knowil Jackson: Composer
- 04-28Claus Nielsen Schali: Composer
- 05-30Henry Addington: Viscount Sidmouth (C), British Prime Minister (1801-04)
- 06-01Ignaz J Pleyel: Austria -- Composer / piano builder (Piano method)
- 06-13Christian Ludwig Dieter: Composer
- 06-18Ignaz Joseph Pleyel: Composer
- 06-22George Vancouver: Surveyed Pacific coast from SF to Vancouver I
- 07-08Richard Wainwright: Composer
- 07-12Christian Danner: Composer
- 09-06Marquis de Lafayette: American patriot, French revolutionary
- 09-22Herman H Vitringa: Politician (National Meetings)
- 10-10Erik Acharius: Swedish Botanist (lichens)
- 10-31Ignaz Spangler: Composer
- 11-01Antonio Canova: Italian sculptor
- 11-06Louis-Abet Deffroy de Reigny: Composer
- 11-12Jacobus Bellamy [Zelandus]: Zealand poet
- 11-16Daniel Read: Composer
- 11-20Giovanni Battista Gaiani: Composer
- 11-28William Blake: English poet / painter (Songs of Innocence & Experience)
People died in year of 1757
- 03-14John Byng: English Admiral (Minorca), executed at 52
- 03-20Johann Paul Kunzen: Composer, dies at 60
- 06-27Willem Gideon Deutz: Amsterdam regent / banker / merchant, dies at 59
- 07-04Jean-Joseph Vade: Composer, dies at 38
- 07-23Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti: Italian Composer (La Silvia), dies at 71
- 08-11Jose Pradas Gallen: Composer, dies at 67
- 09-28Andrea Zani: Composer, dies at 60
- 10-30Osman III: Sultan of Turkey (1754-57)
- 11-08Pierre Prowo: Composer, dies at 60
Events in year of 1758
- 03-27Battle at Emmerich: British army floats around France the Rhine
- 04-17Francis Williams, 1st US black college graduate, publishes poems
- 07-08English and Colonial assault on France at Ticonderoga, New York
- 07-24George Washington admitted to Virginia House of Burgess
- 07-26British battle fleet under General James Wolfe conquerors Louisbourg
- 08-08British troops occupy and plunder Cherbourg
- 08-14Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russia, 1000s killed
- 08-25Battle at Zorndorf: Prussia beat Russians: 1000s killed
- 08-29New Jersey Legislature forms 1st Indian reservation
- 09-12Charles Messier observes Crab Nebula and begins catalog
- 10-14Battle at Hochkirk, Saksen: Austrian army beats Prussia
- 11-25Britain capture Ft Duquesne (Pittsburgh) from French
- 12-31British expeditionary army occupies Goree (Dakar) Senegal
People born in year of 1758
- 01-24Johann Chrysostomus Drexel: Composer
- 02-04Pierre-Gabriel Gardel: French ballet dancer / choreographer
- 02-07Benedikt Emanuel Schack: Composer
- 02-12Christian Ignatius Latrobe: Composer
- 02-17John Pinkerton: Scottish historian
- 03-09Franz Joseph Gall: German / French Physician (frenology)
- 03-26Johann Daniel Ferstenberg: Composer
- 04-04John Hoppner: Portrait painter
- 04-28James Monroe: Westmoreland, Virginia -- (D-R) 5th President (1817-25)
- 05-06Maximilien Robespierre: Arras, France -- French revolutionary / avocat (1781)
- 06-02Cornelis R T Krayenhoff: Dutch fortress engineer / cartographer
- 06-18Pieter PJQ Ondaatje: Ceylon / Dutch jurist / patriot
- 07-21Elizabeth Hamilton: Author (Cats: A Celebration)
- 07-29Antonius van Gils: Dutch RC theologist (opposed Enlightenment)
- 08-09Bruno Dalberg / Anonymus Belga [Petrus the Wacker van Zon]: Writer
- 08-14Carle [Antoine CH] Vernet: French painter / lithographer
- 08-25Franz Teyber: Composer
- 09-01Wilhelmus Kist: Writer / Director of Dutch Staatscourant
- 09-29Horatio Nelson: Burnham Thorpe, England -- Naval hero (Trafalgar)
- 10-05Thomas Greatorex: Composer
- 10-07Paul Anton Wineberger: Composer
- 10-11Wilhelm Olbers: Discovered asteroids (Pallas and Vesta)
- 10-26Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey: Composer
- 11-07Edouard viscount de Walckiers: Netherlands
- 12-03Josef Gelinek: Composer
- 12-11Carl Friedrich Zelter: Composer
- 12-20Othon Joseph Vandenbroek: Composer
People died in year of 1758
- 01-01Johann F von Cronegk: German playwright (Codrus), dies at 26
- 01-07Allan Ramsay, Sr.: Scottish Poet (Gentle Shepherd), dies at 71
- 02-05Bernhard Christian Weber: Composer, dies at 45
- 03-02Johann Baptist Zimmermann: German stucco worker, buried at 78
- 04-02Johann Balthasar Konig: Composer, dies at 67
- 04-24Florian Wrastill: Composer, dies at 41
- 04-27Jan Francisci: Composer, dies at 66
- 05-03Benedict XIV [Prospero L Lambertini]: Pope (1740-58), dies at 83
- 07-24John Dyer: Poet
- 08-15Pierre Bouguer: French Mathematician (fotometrie), dies at 60
- 08-29Gerard Van Wage: Historian, dies at 75
- 08-29Stepan F graaf Apraksin: Russian General-Field Marshal, dies at 56
- 10-19Johan H Roman: Finnish / Swedish Composer / conductor / violinist
- 11-20Johan Helmich Roman: Finnish Composer / violist, dies at 64
- 12-05Johann Friedrich Fasch: Composer, dies at 70