In history, year 1756 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1756.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1756:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 20 june | A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta." The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon in the old Fort William in Calcutta, India, where troops of the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, held British prisoners of war after the capture of the fort. |
| 20 june | A garrison of the British army in India was imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta in conditions so cramped that at least 43 died. |
| 17 May | Portugal's famous investigative sailor Vasco da Gama first arrived near Calicut. |
| 18 May | Britain declares war against France. |
| 21 June | The British army led by John Z. Hallwell surrendered to Nabav Siraj-ud-Daula of Bengal. In a brutal incident that same night, 123 British prisoners died. |
| 09 April | Nawab Ali Vardi Khan of Bengal died at the age of 80. |
| 27 January | Britain and Prussia signed the Treaty of Westminster. |
| 17 March | St. Patrick's Day was first celebrated in New York City. |
| 12 April | Seven Years War: Minorca invaded the French at this time under British control. |
| 18 May | Great Britain declared war against France. |
| 20 June | Siraj ud-Daula Nawab of Bengal sought Calcutta from the British. |
| 30 July | Bartolomeo Rastraly built the newly built Catherine Palace to Queen Elizabeth and her courtiers. |
| 29 August | The invasion of Persia's Frederick II Saxony began a seven-year war on the continent. |
| 22 September | Nassau Hall opened at Princeton University. |
| 14 October | An agreement of friendship and trade was signed by Sultan Osman III, and King Frederick V. Denmark appointed an extraordinary representative for the Ottoman Empire. |
| 31 December | Russia joins Versailles's alliance. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1756:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 03 March | William Godwin / Author / United Kingdom |
| 04 March | Henry Raeburn / Painter / Scotland |
| 06 February | Aaron Burr / Politician / United States of America |
| 06 June | John Trumbull / Soldier / United States of America |
| 13 October | James Gambier / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 13 July | Thomas Rowlandson / Artist / United Kingdom |
| 13 August | James Gillray / Caricaturist / United Kingdom |
| 18 November | Thomas Burgess / Philosopher / United Kingdom |
| 20 June | Joseph Martin Kraus / Educator / Germany |
| 21 September | John Loudon McAdam / Engineer / Scotland |
| 27 January | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Pianist / Austria |
| 29 August | Jan Śniadecki / Mathematician / Poland |
| 29 January | Henry Lee III / Politician / United States of America |
| 29 August | Count Heinrich von Bellegarde / Politician / Austria |
| 30 November | Ernst Chladni / Author / Germany |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1756:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 17 April | Dheeran Chinnamalai / Commander / India |
