20th June » A British Empire known as British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
30th July » In Saint Petersburg, Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli or Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Elizabeth of Russia or Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
8th September » French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
Famous Birthdays in 1756
27th January » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer (d. 1791)
29th January » Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia (d. 1818)
6th February » Aaron Burr, American politician, 3rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1836)
9th February » Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech organist and composer (d. 1785)
22nd February » Georg Friedrich von Martens, German jurist and diplomat (d. 1821)
3rd March » William Godwin, English journalist and author (d. 1836)
4th March » Henry Raeburn, Scottish painter (d. 1823)
17th April » Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian activist (d. 1805)
27th May » Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (d. 1825)
6th June » John Trumbull, American painter (d. 1843)
20th June » Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer (d. 1792)
29th August » Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1830)
29th August » Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (d. 1845)
21st September » John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (d. 1836)
13th October » James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th List of lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador named Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (d. 1833)
18th November » Thomas Burgess (bishop) e.g Thomas Burgess, English bishop and philosopher (d. 1837)
30th November » Ernst Chladni, German physicist (d. 1827)
8th December » Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (d. 1801)
Famous Deaths in History for 1756
25th February » Eliza Haywood, English actress and poet (b. 1693)
10th April » Giacomo Antonio Perti, Italian composer (d. 1661)
16th April » Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (b. 1677)
18th July » Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (b. 1683)
8th December » William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English politician and diplomat, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1690)