1757

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s

Years: 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 - 1757 - 1758 1759 1760 1761 1762

Events

March 14 - On-board the ''HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty.
Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman III (1754-1757) to Mustafa III (1757-1774)
Pantheon built in Paris

Ongoing events

Seven Years' War (1756-1763)

Births

January 11 - Alexander Hamilton, first US Secretary of Treasury
February 20 - John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, philanthropist and patron of the arts and sciences (+ 1834)
June 18 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader
October 9 - King Charles X of France
November 18 - William Blake (1757-1827) English poet

Deaths

March 14 - John Byng, British Admiral
July 23 - Domenico Scarlatti, composer

Monarchs/Presidents

China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
France - Louis XV King of France (reigned from 1715 to 1774)
Great Britain - George II King of Great Britain (reigned from June 11, 1727 to October 25, 1760)
Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
Russia - Elizabeth Empress of Russia (reigned from 1741 to January 5, 1762)
Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)

Themes