Birth of Theodor von Reding
Birth of Theodor von Reding
Historical events in 1755
21 historical records
July 17551 historical events
November 17551 historical events
Dismissal
Pitt is dismissed from office as Paymaster, having spoken during a debate against the new system of continental subsidies proposed by the Government of which he was a member
Cheshire Salt Trade Uses Dock
The dock's commercial role included moving refined rock salt to distant markets from Liverpool. The intervention adapted an old dock to later demands on port infrastructure.
Treatise on Animals
Condillac publishes Treatise on Animals, extending his analysis of cognition and sensation.
Discourse on Inequality
Rousseau publishes the Discourse on Inequality, tracing social domination and artificial inequality.
Doctorate and University Lectures
Kant completes his doctorate and qualifies to lecture at the University of Konigsberg.
Discovery of Andromeda Galaxy
In his work Universal Natural History and Theory of the Heavens conjectures that Andromeda is an island universe
Milky Way
Kant conjectures that some of the nebulae visible in the night sky might be separate "galaxies" themselves, similar to our own. In a treatise Immanuel Kant draws on earlier work by Thomas Wright, speculates (correctly) that the Milky Way might be a rotating body of a huge number of stars, held together by gravitational forces akin to the Solar System but on much large
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow
Birth of Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow
Election Prints Continue
Hogarth developed election themed pictorial satire to expose bribery, disorder and the theater of electoral politics.
Governor
Appointed Governor of the Fort of St David
General History of England
Publication of "General History of England"
Lord Lieutenant
Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
Dismissal
Dismissed from office for opposing Newcastles foreign policy
Milky Way
In a treatise Immanuel Kant draws on earlier work by Thomas Wright, speculates (correctly) that the Milky Way might be a rotating body of a huge number of stars, held together by gravitational forces akin to the Solar System but on much large
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant
Capture of Dagon
Alaungpaya conquers Dagon & founds the city of Yangon (meaning The end of all dangers)
Capture of Myanmar
Succeeds in capturing most of Lower Burma from the Mons
Yangon
Alaungpaya conquers Dagon & founds the city of Yangon (meaning The end of all dangers)
Officer
Appointed Officer in the Horse Guards