Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleons return in the Hundred Days.
Johann Lorenz von Mosheim (1694 – September 9, 1755), German Lutheran divine and Church historian, was born at Lubeck on the 9th of October, 1694 or 1695.
The Reverend Elisha Williams (26 August 1694-22 October 1755) was a Congregational minister, legislator, jurist, and rector of Yale College from 1726 to 1739.
Hopkins, governor of Rhode Island from 1755 to 1768 and a Rhode Island delegate, provides a valuable account of this meeting to discuss a union of the colonies to ensure mutual defense, cooperation, and regulation of further settlement.
1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).
November 18 - An earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, causing extensive damage.