What is 1755?
{{Year nav|1755}} {{Year in various calendars|1755}} {{Year article header|1755}} == Events == * [[January 25]] – [[Moscow State University|Moscow University]] established. * [[February 20]] – General [[Braddock]] lands in [[Virginia]] to take command of the English forces against the French in [[North America]] * [[April 15]] – ''[[A Dictionary of the English Language]]'' is published by [[Samuel Johnson]]; he had begun the work in [[1746]] * [[July 9]] – [[French and Indian War]]: [[Braddock Expedition]] – [[United Kingdom|British]] troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by [[France|French]] and Indian forces. During the battle, British General [[Edward Braddock]] is mortally wounded. Colonel [[George Washington]] survives. * [[November 1]] – [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]]: In [[Portugal]], [[Lisbon]] is destroyed by a massive [[earthquake]] and [[tsunami]], killing 60,000 – 90,000 people. * [[November 18]] – An earthquake occurs near [[Cape Ann]], [[Massachusetts]], causing extensive damage. * [[December 2]] – The second [[Eddystone Lighthouse]] is destroyed by [[fire]]. * [[Great Expulsion]] of the [[Acadians]]. * The sultanate of [[Mataram Sultanate|Mataram]] on [[Java (island)|Java]] is divided in two, creating the sultanates of [[Yogyakarta]] and [[Surakarta]]. * The Acadians were forced to leave their home because of the treaty of uresty between the French and the British * [[Wolsey (Clothes)|Wolsey]] the clothes manufacturer was established in [[Leicester]]; the business celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2005. {{births}} {{deaths}} [[Category:1755| ]] [[nv:1751 – 1800]]