Phillis WheatleyWorld Leaders in 1753
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia- Henry Pelham
British Prime Minister
Frederick the Great
Henry PelhamFamous Deaths
- Jan 1 Louis-Maurice de La Pierre, composer, dies at 55
- Jan 11 Hans Sloane, Irish physician, naturalist and collector (providing the foundation of the British Museum), dies at 92
- Mar 6 Gerhardus Havingha, composer, dies at 56
- Mar 12 George Berkeley, philosopher/bishop (Cloyne), dies on 68th birthday
- May 26 Willem Maurits, Dutch count of Nassau and governor of Zeeuws-Flanders, dies at 73