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1755 ( MDCCLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1755th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 755th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1750s decade.
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. [3] In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost completely destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas.
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Troupes de la marine. The Expulsion of the Acadians [b] was the forced removal between 1755 and 1764 by Britain of inhabitants of the North American region historically known as Acadia. It included the modern Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island, along with the U.S. state of Maine.
- August 10, 1755-July 11, 1764
May 10, 2024 · French and Indian War, American phase of a worldwide nine-year war (1754–63) fought between France and Great Britain. It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America. Three earlier phases of the contest for overseas mastery included King William’s War, Queen Anne’s War, and King George’s War.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 2, 2017 · What happened and who was famous in 1755? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1755.
1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1755th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 755th year of the 2nd millennium, the 55th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1755, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar ...
Nov 1, 2011 · Lisbon, Portugal, during the great earthquake of November 1, 1755. This copper engraving, made in the same year, shows the city in ruins and in flames. Tsunamis rush upon the shore, destroying ...
