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Events

January

• January 2 - Britain captures Calcutta, India.

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

February

March

• March 14 - Seven Years' War: On-board the HMS Monarch, Royal Navy Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for breach of the Articles of War.

March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... Combatants Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover Austria, France, Russia, Sweden, Saxony The Seven Years War (1756–1763), some of whose theatres are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War, was hailed by Winston Churchill as the first world war[1], as it was the first conflict in human... At least three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch: A Monarch served in the Royal Navy c. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... Portrait of John Byng by Thomas Hudson, 1749 John Byng (October 29, 1704 – March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was court-martialled and executed for failing to do his utmost during the Battle of Minorca, at the beginning of the Seven Years War. ... Execution by firing squad is a method of capital punishment, especially in times of war. ... The Royal Navys Articles of War were used to govern British ships at sea in the Napoleonic Wars and have been used as models for later marshal and maritime law. ...

April

May

• May 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Prague: Frederick the Great defeats an Austrian army and begins to besiege the city.

May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Frederick the Great Charles of Lorraine Reichsgraf von Browne Strength 65,000 62,000 Casualties 14,300 8,800 The Battle of Prague (in the Czech Republic known as the Battle of Å tÄ›rboholy) was a battle fought on May 6, 1757 during the Seven Years... Frederick the Great Frederick II of Prussia (Friedrich der Große, Frederick the Great, January 24, 1712 – August 17, 1786) was the Hohenzollern king of Prussia 1740–86. ...

June

• June 18 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Kolin: Frederick is defeated by an Austrian army under Marshal Daun, forcing him to evacuate Bohemia.
• June 23 - Battle of Plassey: 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Plassey.

June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... The Battle of Kolin was a battle fought on June 18, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: , Pâlāshīr Juddha) was a battle that took place on June 23, 1757, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 150 km north of Calcutta. ... Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive of Plassey (September 29, 1725 - November 22, 1774) was the statesman and general who established the empire of British India. ... The Battle of Plassey was a battle that took place on June 23, 1757, near Plassey (Palashee (পলাশী) in Bengali), a small village on the Bhagirathi River (a distributary of Ganges River) located just north of Kolkata and south of Murshidabad in India. ...

July

• July 26 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Hastenbeck: An Anglo-Hanoverian army under the Duke of Cumberland is defeated by the French under Louis d'Estrées and forced out of Hanover.
• July 30 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf: A Prussian army under Hans von Lehwald is defeated by the Russian army of Marshal Stepan Apraksin.

July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... The Battle of Hastenbeck took place during the Seven Years War on July 26, 1757, near the village of Hastenbeck (close to Hamelin). ... The Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, KG, PC (15 April 1721–31 October 1765), a younger son of King George II of Great Britain and Queen Caroline, was a noted military leader. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... The Battle of Gross-Jägersdorf was a battle fought on August 30, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... Stepan Fedorovich Apraksin (1702 - 1758), a relative of Fyodor M. Apraksin, had a military career in the Russian army. ...

August

September

October

• October 16 - Seven Years' War: Austrian raiders plunder Berlin.
• October 30 - Osman III dies and is succeeded as Ottoman Sultan by Mustafa III.

October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... Sultan Osman III Osman III (January 2, 1699 – October 30, 1757) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1754 to 1757. ... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... A sultan (Arabic: سلطان) is an Islamic title, with several historical meanings. ... Sultan Mustafa III Mustafa III (January 28, 1717 – January 21, 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1757 to 1774. ...

November

• November 5 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Rossbach: Frederick defeats the French-Imperial army under the Duc de Soubise and Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, forcing the French to withdraw from Saxony.
• November 22 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Breslau: An Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine defeats the Prussian army of Wilhelm of Brunswick-Bevern and forces the Austrians behind the Oder.

November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... The Battle of Rossbach (November 5, 1757) took place during the Seven Years War (1756 - 1763) near the village of Rossbach, then in Prussian Saxony. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The battle of Breslau was a battle fought on November 22, 1757 during the Seven Years War. ... Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (December 12, 1712 – July 4, 1780) was the son of Leopold Joseph, Duke of Lorraine. ... The Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. ...

December

• December 6 - Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen: Frederick defeats Prince Charles's Austrian army in what is generally consideredhis greatest tactical victory.

December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Prussia Austria Commanders Frederick the Great Charles of Lorraine Strength 39,000 167 guns 58,500 210 guns Casualties 1,141 dead 5118 wounded 85 captured 3000 dead 7,000 wounded 12,000 captured 51 flags 116 cannons The Battle of Leuthen was a battle fought on December 5...

Ongoing events

• Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

Combatants Prussia, Great Britain, Hanover Austria, France, Russia, Sweden, Saxony The Seven Years War (1756–1763), some of whose theatres are called the Pomeranian War and the French and Indian War, was hailed by Winston Churchill as the first world war[1], as it was the first conflict in human... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Births

• January 11 - Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (possible date of birth) (d. 1804)
• January 16 - Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats Governor of Newfoundland, Canada. (d. 1834)
• February 20 - John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist and patron of the arts and sciences (d. 1834)
• April 9 - Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. 1833)
• June 18 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader (d. 1833)
• September 6 - Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette, French soldier and statesman (d. 1834)
• October 9 - King Charles X of France (d. 1836)
• October 21 - Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione, French marshal (d. 1816)
• November 18 - William Blake, English poet (d. 1827)
• December 25 - Benjamin Pierce, American politician (d. 1839)

January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American politician, statesman, writer, lawyer, and soldier. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Do not change January 16 it preserves the date correctly formatted and stops robots from delinking it. ... Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Goodwin Keats (16 January 1757 – 5 April 1834) Governor of Newfoundland, born Chalton, Hampshire. ... Newfoundland (French: Terre-Neuve; Irish: Talamh an Éisc; Latin: Terra Nova) is a large island off the northeast coast of North America, and the most populous part of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... John Fuller (February 20, 1757 - April 11, 1834), better known as Mad Jack Fuller (although he himself preferred to be called Honest John Fuller) was Squire of the hamlet of Brightling, in Sussex (now East Sussex), and is well known as a builder of follies, and as a philanthropist, patron... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (April 9, 1757 – January 23, 1833) was a British naval officer. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila, (Buenos Aires, 18 June 1757 - 2 July 1833) was a member of Argentinas Second triumvirate from 19 August 1813 until 31 January 1814, after which he continued as Supreme Director until 9 January 1815. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the day of the year. ... The Marquis de La Fayette Marie-Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat . ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (283rd in leap years). ... Charles X, King of France and of Navarre (October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) was born at the Palace of Versailles. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione Pierre François Charles Augereau, duc de Castiglione (October 21, 1757 – June 12, 1816) was marshal of France, a hero of both the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar with 43 days remaining. ... William Blake (1807) William Blake (November 28, 1757–August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Benjamin Pierce (December 25, 1757-April 1, 1839), U.S. Democratic-Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1827 to 1828 and from 1829 to 1830. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

• January 9 - Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657)
• January 19 - Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1664)
• March 1 - Edward Moore, English writer (b. 1712)
• March 8 - Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1701)
• March 14 - John Byng, British admiral (executed) (b. 1704)
• March 27 - Johann Stamitz, Czech-born composer (b. 1717)
• May 6 - Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne, Austrian field marshal (b. 1705)
• May 6 - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, British politician (b. 1683)
• May 6 - Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (b. 1684)
• July 23 - Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (b. 1685)
• August 28 - David Hartley, English philosopher (b. 1705)
• October 17 - René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, French scientist (b. 1683)
• October 25 - Antoine Augustine Calmet, French theologian (b. 1672)
• October 30 - Osman III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1699)
• November 12 - Colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671)
• December 11 - Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)