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  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1755
    The palace of Westminster England

    The Stone Building

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1755

    Calls for an entirely new palace went unheeded as instead more buildings of varying quality and style were added. A new west façade, known as the Stone Building, facing onto St Margaret's Street was designed by John Vardy built in the Palladian style between 1755 and 1770, providing more space for document storage and committee rooms.




  • Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1755
    George Washington

    Washington served voluntarily as an aide to General Edward Braddock

    Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1755

    In 1755, Washington served voluntarily as an aide to General Edward Braddock, who led a British expedition to expel the French from Fort Duquesne and the Ohio Country. On Washington's recommendation, Braddock split the army into one main column and a lightly equipped "flying column". Suffering from a severe case of dysentery, Washington was left behind, and when he rejoined Braddock at Monongahela the French and their Indian allies ambushed the divided army. The British suffered two-thirds casualties, including the mortally wounded Braddock. Under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gage, Washington, still very ill, rallied the survivors and formed a rear guard, allowing the remnants of the force to disengage and retreat. During the engagement he had two horses shot from under him, and his hat and coat were bullet-pierced. His conduct under fire redeemed his reputation among critics of his command in the Battle of Fort Necessity, but he was not included by the succeeding commander (Colonel Thomas Dunbar) in planning subsequent operations.




  • Iran
    Saturday Jun 7, 1755
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1755 Tabriz Earthquake

    Iran
    Saturday Jun 7, 1755

    1755 Tabriz earthquake occurred on June 7, 1755, in Iran, there were an estimated 40,000 deaths.




  • Lisbon, Portugal
    Saturday Nov 1, 1755
    09:40:00 PM
    Disasters with highest death tolls

    1755 Lisbon Earthquake

    Lisbon, Portugal
    Saturday Nov 1, 1755
    09:40:00 PM

    The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Estimates place the death toll in Lisbon alone between 10,000 and 100,000 people, making it one of the deadliest earthquakes in history.




  • France
    Monday Jun 30, 1755

    Franois-Jean Birth

    France
    Monday Jun 30, 1755

    The French politician Paul-Franois-Jean-Nicolas was born in Fox-Amphoux in1755.




  • Goudhurst
    Tuesday Jan 7, 1755

    Stephen Groombridge Birth

    Goudhurst
    Tuesday Jan 7, 1755

    Stephen Groombridge, English Astronomer, was born in Kent in the 18th century.




  • New York
    Monday Sep 8, 1755

    Battle of Lake George

    New York
    Monday Sep 8, 1755

    The British army defeated the French in the battle at Lake George.


  • Paris
    Thursday Feb 13, 1755

    Francois Sallantin Birth

    Paris
    Thursday Feb 13, 1755

    The French composer Francois Alexander Sallantin was born in Paris in 1755.


  • Pittsburgh
    Wednesday Jul 9, 1755

    Battle of Fort Duquesne

    Pittsburgh
    Wednesday Jul 9, 1755

    French troops defeated the British in the Battle of Fort Duquesne.


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