Historical Events in 1757
- Jan 2 British troops occupy Calcutta India
- Jan 5 Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by Damiens
- Jan 17 German Diet declares war on Prussia
- Mar 14 On board HMS Monarch (his own flagship), British Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for failing to come to aide of besieged British garrison
- Mar 17 Prince Mas Saïd of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java
- Apr 6 British King George II dismisses minister William Pitt the Elder, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
- May 1 Austria and France divide Prussia
- May 6 Battle of Prague: Frederick II of Prussia's forces defeat Austrian army
- Jun 18 Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
- Jun 23 Robert Clive defeats army led by Suraja Dowlaat Plassey, wins control of Bengal
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William BlakeWorld Leaders in 1757
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia- Thomas Pelham-Holles
British Prime Minister
Frederick the Great
Thomas Pelham-HollesFamous Weddings in 1757
- Aug 4 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (22) weds Sarah Orne in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Famous People Who Died in 1757
- Jan 9 Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, French scientist and man of letters (b. 1657)
- Jan 9 Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician, dies at 68
- Jan 19 Thomas Ruddiman, Scottish classical scholar (b. 1674)
- Feb 5 Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole of Wolterton, English diplomat, dies at 78
- Mar 1 Edward Moore, English writer and dramatist (The Gamester), dies at 44
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