Major Events
- May 1 Publication of "Species Plantarum" by Carl Linnaeus - the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
- Jun 7 British Museum founded by an Act of Parliament with royal assent from King George II (opens in 1759)
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Who Died in 1753
- Jan 1 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, French composer, dies at 55
- Jan 11 Hans Sloane, Irish physician, naturalist and collector (providing the foundation of the British Museum), dies at 92
- Mar 6 Gerhardus Havingha, Dutch organist and composer, dies at 56
- Mar 12 George Berkeley, Irish philosopher and bishop of Cloyne (defended idealism, Berkeley, California named after him), dies on his 68th birthday [1]
- May 26 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau and governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies at 73
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