1759 - What happened in 1759 ?
January 1759
Friday 05:
George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.
Thursday 11:
In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first American life insurance company is incorporated.
Monday 15:
The British Museum opens.
May 1759
Thursday 31:
The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions.
» May 1759
June 1759
Wednesday 27:
General James Wolfe starts siege of Quebec.
July 1759
Thursday 12:
French and Indian War: British cannon start firing on French at Quebec City, from Lévis, Quebec.
Wednesday 25:
French and Indian War: In Canada, British forces capture Fort Niagara from French, who subsequently abandon Fort Rouillé.
September 1759
Thursday 13:
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: British defeat French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War
Tuesday 18:
The British capture Quebec City.
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