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1757

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s

Years: 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 - 1757 - 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762

Events

March 14 - On-board the HMS Monarch[?], Admiral John Byng[?] is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty.
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman III (1754-1757) to Mustafa III (1757-1774)
Pantheon built in Paris

Births

January 11 - Alexander Hamilton, first US Secretary of Treasury
February 20 - John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, philanthropist and patron of the arts and sciences (+ 1834)
June 18 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader
October 9 - King Charles X of France
November 18 - William Blake (1757-1827) English poet

Deaths

March 14 - John Byng[?], British Admiral
July 23 - Alessandro Scarlatti, composer

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