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1757
Years:
1754
1755
1756
-
1757
-
1758
1759
1760
Decades
:
1720s
1730s
1740s
-
1750s
-
1760s
1770s
1780s
Centuries
:
17th century
-
18th century
-
19th century
1757 was a
common year starting on Saturday
(see link for calendar).
Contents
1 Events
2 Ongoing events
3 Births
4 Deaths
Events
March 14
- On-board the
HMS Monarch
, Admiral
John Byng
is executed by
firing squad
for neglecting his duty.
June 23
-
Battle of Plassey
- 3000
British
troops under
Robert Clive
defeat a 50,000 strong
Indian
army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Plassey .
Change of
emperor
of the
Ottoman Empire
from
Osman III
(
1754
-1757) to
Mustafa III
(1757-
1774
)
Ongoing events
Seven Years' War
(
1756
-
1763
)
Six Years' War (
1756
-
1762
)
Births
January 11
-
Alexander Hamilton
, first U.S. Secretary of Treasury
February 20
-
John 'Mad Jack' Fuller
, philanthropist and patron of the arts and sciences (d.
1834
)
June 18
-
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas
, Argentine leader
October 9
- King
Charles X of France
November 18
-
William Blake
, English poet (d.
1827
)
December 25
-
Benjamin Pierce
, American politician (d.
1839
)
Deaths
March 14
-
John Byng
, British Admiral
July 23
-
Domenico Scarlatti
,
composer
November 12
-
Colley Cibber
, English poet (b.
1671
)
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