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:
Edward I Expels Jews from England - 1290, Authority of the pope declared void in England - 1536, British Cops’ 1-2-3 in Olympic Tug o’ War - 1908, Mein Kampf Published - 1925, Great Martinstown Downpour - 1955, First UK Broadcast of Big Brother - 2000
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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