1757
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| Years: 1754 1755 1756 - 1757 - 1758 1759 1760 | |
| Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1757 in art List of state leaders in 1757 | |
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Events
- March 14 - On-board the HMS Monarch, Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for neglecting his duty.
- June 23 - Indian Mutiny: 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)
- Pantheon built in Paris
- Battle of Plassey in India. The victory of the British East India Company gave it control of Bengal.
Ongoing events
- Seven Years' War (1756-1763)
- Six Years' War (1756-1762)
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
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