In history, year 1757 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 1757.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1757:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 05 january | Louis XV of France survived an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, who later became the last person to be executed in the country by drawing and quartering. |
| 14 march | British Royal Navy Admiral John Byng was court-martialled andexecuted by firing squad when he failed to 'do his utmost' during theBattle of Minorca at the start of the Seven Years' War. |
| 02 may | Konbaung forces captured the city of Bago, Burma, to end the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War. |
| 06 may | English poet Christopher Smart was admitted into St Luke'sHospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement tomental asylums. |
| 23 june | The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, in-charge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal. The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years. |
| 02 july | Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula was captured and assassinated. He was stabbed with a knife by Muhammad Beg at the instance of Miran. Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign is noticeable with the start of British East India Company rule in Bengal and later almost all over the South Asia. |
| 23 June | In the Battle of Plassey, Siraj-Daula attacked the British army led by Clive, in which he suffered defeat. |
| 16 October | The Austrian army captured Berlin, the capital of Germany. |
| 19 August | The first one rupee coin of the East India Company was made in the Calcutta mint. |
| 20 December | Lord Clive was made the Governor of Bengal. |
| 02 January | Robert Clive took Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula back to Calcutta (now Kolkata). |
| 06 February | British scientist Joseph Black discovered carbonic gas. |
| 02 January | Britain annexed Calcutta after fighting in the Seven Years War. |
| 06 April | The British King George II rejected Minister of State Southern Department) William Pitt the Elder. |
| 06 May | Battle of Prague: Prussian forces defeated Frederick II's Austrian army. |
| 23 June | Robert Clive defeated the army under the leadership of Surja Doval Plassey, winning control of Bengal. |
| 26 July | Battle over Hustenbeck: French army lost to King of Cumberland. |
| 09 August | The Seven Years War - Battle of Gross-Jjerdorff: A Porschean army under Hans von Lehwald defeated by the Russian army of Marshal Stepan Erpexin. |
| 16 October | Austrian troops occupied Berlin. |
| 28 November | Britain condemned the convention of Kloster-Zeven. |
| 05 December | Battle of Luton: The Prussian army beheaded the Austrian. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1757:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 01 November | Antonio Canova / Educator / Italy |
| 03 November | Robert Smith / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 03 February | Joseph Forlenze / Surgeon / Italy |
| 03 May | Manuel Tolsá / Director / Spain |
| 05 June | Pierre Jean George Cabanis / Philosopher / France |
| 06 September | Gilbert du Motier / General / France |
| 08 June | Ercole Consalvi / Cardinal / Italy |
| 09 August | Thomas Telford / Engineer / Scotland |
| 09 August | Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton / Humanitarian / United States of America |
| 11 January | Samuel Bentham / Engineer / United Kingdom |
| 15 November | Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher / Surgeon / Denmark |
| 18 June | Gervasio Antonio de Posadas / Politician / Argentina |
| 18 June | Ignaz Pleyel / Painist / France |
| 20 July | Garsevan Chavchavadze / Politician / Georgia |
| 21 October | Pierre Augereau / General / France |
| 22 June | George Vancouver / Lieutenant / United Kingdom |
| 22 April | Alessandro Rolla / Violinist / Italy |
| 25 December | Benjamin Pierce / Politician / United States of America |
| 28 November | William Blake / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 30 May | Henry Addington / Politician / United Kingdom |
