Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1756
Birthdays
- January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
- February 9 - Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer (d. 1785)
- June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792)
- December 8 - Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria, (d. 1801)
Deaths
- February 25 - Eliza Haywood, English actress and writer (b. 1693)
- April 10 - Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1661)
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 - The Seven Years' War begins when England declares war on France.
- June 20 - A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- July 30 - Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly-built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
- August 29 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War.
- September 8 - French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
|
|
|
|
