What Happened In May 1754 In History

Historical Events for May, 1754

• 28th » French and Indian War: in the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a France named French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County, Pennsy

Famous Birthdays on May in 1754

• 2nd » Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (d. 1806)
• 12th » Franz Anton Hoffmeister, German composer and publisher (d. 1812)
• 31st » Andrea Appiani, Italian painter (d. 1817)

Famous Deaths for May 1754

• 14th » Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright (b. 1692)
• 23rd » John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus, Bath e.g The Circus and Queen Square (Bath) known as Queen Square (b. 1704)

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