1755 - What happened in 1755 ?

January 1755

Saturday 25:

Moscow University established.

April 1755

Wednesday 02:

Commodore William James captures pirate fortress of Severndroog on west coast of India.

Tuesday 15:

Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London.

June 1755

Monday 16:

French and Indian War: French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians

July 1755

Wednesday 09:

British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat by French and Native American forces.

September 1755

Monday 08:

French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George

November 1755

Saturday 01:

Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between sixty and ninety thousand people.

Monday 03:

The colony of Massachusetts offers a bounty of 20 pounds for the scalps of Native American boys and girls under the age of 12.

December 1755

Tuesday 02:

The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.