1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar).
Events
Ongoing events
Births
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January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, German-Austrian composer (died 1791)
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February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
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March 3 - William Godwin, English political and miscellaneous writer (died 1836)
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May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria
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June 6 - John Trumbull, painter
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June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (died 1792)
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August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (died 1827)
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September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, author (died 1831)
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November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (died 1837)
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Abdullah bin Sabah, second ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty (died 1814)
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Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (died 1813)
Deaths