1755

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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1720s  1730s  1740s  - 1750s -  1760s  1770s  1780s
Years: 1752 1753 1754 - 1755 - 1756 1757 1758
1755 in topic:
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Countries:   Canada -
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Leaders:   State leaders - Colonial governors
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August 15: Acadians.
August 15: Acadians.

Year 1755 (MDCCLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).

Contents

[edit] Events of 1755

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[edit] July - December

Nov. 1: Lisbon earthquake.
Nov. 1: Lisbon earthquake.
  • July 9 - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.
  • July 17 - In a convoy of ships from Great Britain, returning to India for the East India Company, the lead ship Dodington wrecks at Port Elizabeth, losing a chest of gold coins from Robert Clive, worth L33000. In 1998, 1400 coins were offered for sale, and in 2002 a portion was given to the South African government.[1]
  • July 25 - The decision to deport the Acadians was made during meetings of the Nova Scotia Council meeting in Halifax. Beginning in September of 1755 and continuing to June of 1763 the vast majority of Acadians were deported to one of the following British Colonies in America; Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina and Georgia. Contrary to popular belief, no Acadians were sent to Louisiana. Those sent Virginia were refused and were then sent on to Liverpool, Bristol, Southampton and Penn-ryn (Falmouth) in England. In 1758 the Fortress of Louisbourg fell and all of the civilian population of Isle Royal (Cape Breton Island) and Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) were repatriated to France. Among them were several thousand Acadians who had escaped the deportation by fleeing into those areas.Very few Acadians successfully escaped the deportation and did so only by fleeing into some of the northern sections of present day New Brunswick. The event inspired Longfellow to write the epic poem Evangeline.
  • August - Beginning of the Great Expulsion of the Acadians.
  • November 1 - 1755 Lisbon earthquake: In Portugal, Lisbon is destroyed by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing 60,000 - 90,000 people.
  • November 18 - An earthquake occurs in the vicinity of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, causing extensive damage.
December 2: Eddystone fire.
December 2: Eddystone fire.


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[edit] Ongoing events

[edit] Births

1755 in other calendars
Gregorian calendar 1755
MDCCLV
Ab urbe condita 2508
Armenian calendar 1204
ԹՎ ՌՄԴ
Bahá'í calendar -89 – -88
Berber calendar 2705
Buddhist calendar 2299
Burmese calendar 1117
Chinese calendar 4391/4451-11-19
(甲戌年十一月十九日)
— to —
4392/4452-11-29
(乙亥年十一月廿九日)
Coptic calendar 1471 – 1472
Ethiopian calendar 1747 – 1748
Hebrew calendar 5515 – 5516
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat 1810 – 1811
 - Shaka Samvat 1677 – 1678
 - Kali Yuga 4856 – 4857
Holocene calendar 11755
Iranian calendar 1133 – 1134
Islamic calendar 1168 – 1169
Japanese calendar Hōreki 5
(宝暦5年)
Korean calendar 4088
Thai solar calendar 2298
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See also Category: 1755 births.

[edit] Deaths

See also Category: 1755 deaths.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 'Sailing Ship "Dodington"' (history), Dodington Family, 2002, webpage: Ship-Notes.