1756
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| Years: 1753 1754 1755 - 1756 - 1757 1758 1759 | |
| Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
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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 - Seven Years' War: The war begins when England declares war on France.
- August 29 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony
- October 1 - Seven Years' War: Prussia and Austrian Empire fought in the Battle of Lobositz.
- Frederick II of Prussia forces his country's peasants to grow the unpopular and obscure potato
Ongoing events
Births
- January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
- February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (d. 1836)
- March 3 - William Godwin, English writer (d. 1836)
- May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria (d. 1825)
- June 6 - John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
- June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (d. 1792)
- August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (d. 1827)
- September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, Dutch author (d. 1831)
- November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (d. 1837)
- Abdullah bin Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (d. 1814)
- Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (d. 1813)
Deaths
- April 18 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
- July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (b. 1684)
- Bernard Accama, Dutch painter (b. 1697)af:1756
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