1757
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1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar).
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Events
- January 2 – The United Kingdom captures Calcutta, India.
- March 14 – On-board the HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty.
- June 23 – Battle of Plassey – 3000 British troops under Robert Clive defeat a 50,000 strong Indian army under Siraj-ud-Dawlah at Plassey.
- Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman III (1754-1757) to Mustafa III (1757-1774)
Ongoing events
- Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
- Six Years' War (1756-1762)
Births
- January 11 – Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1804)
- February 20 – John 'Mad Jack' Fuller, English philanthropist and patron of the arts and sciences (d. 1834)
- June 18 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine leader (d. 1833)
- October 9 – King Charles X of France (d. 1836)
- November 18 – William Blake, English poet (d. 1827)
- December 25 – Benjamin Pierce, American politician (d. 1839)
Deaths
- March 14 – John Byng, British admiral (b. 1704)
- July 23 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian composer (b. 1685)
- November 12 – Colley Cibber, English poet (b. 1671)
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