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What Happened in July 1755

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Historical Events

  • Jul 9 Battle of Fort Duquesne (modern Pittsburgh): French troops repel a British advance
  • Jul 9 British General Edward Braddock mortally wounded during Battle of Fort Duquesne during French and Indian War
  • Jul 15 French ambassador recalled from London

John Adams Graduates

Jul 16 John Adams graduates Harvard

2nd US President John Adams

Casanova Imprisoned

Jul 26 Giacomo Casanova is arrested in Venice for affront to religion and common decency and imprisoned in the Doge's Palace

Adventurer, Writer and Famous Lover Giacomo Casanova

Events in 1755

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 5 Sarah Kemble Siddons, English tragic actress (Fatal Marriage), born in Brecon, Wales (d. 1831)
  • Jul 6 John Flaxman, English Neoclassical sculptor (Westminster Abbey tomb stones), born in York, England (d. 1826)
  • Jul 22 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician (d. 1839)
  • Jul 29 Franz Gotz, Bohemian composer, born in StraĊĦice, Bohenia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1815)
Born in 1755

Famous Deaths

  • Jul 9 Gottlob Harrer, German composer, dies at 52
  • Jul 13 Edward Braddock, British General, dies of his wounds from the Battle of Fort Duquesne (near present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), during French & Indian War at 60


What Happened in 1755

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