Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1759 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
St Augustine Introduces Julian Calendar to England - 0597, William the Conqueror crowned - 1066, Domesday Book Commissioned - 1085, First Christmas Tree in Britain - 1800, Mrs Beeton Published - 1861, End of the Soviet Union - 1991
Famous and historic events from 1759
Battle of Quiberon Bay
British Museum Opens
French Surrender Quebec to the British
Kew Gardens Opens
Robert Burns Born
Wolfe takes Quebec
Famous Britons born in 1759
Agnes Maclehose
Charles Simeon
James Edward Smith
Mary Wollstonecraft
Robert Burns
William Pitt (The Younger)
William Wilberforce
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