1758 - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 1758: Encyclopedia - 1758
1758 in art 1758 in literature 1758 in music 1758 in science List of state leaders in 1758 List of religious leaders in 1758 1758 was a c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1686: Encyclopedia - 1686
1686 - Events. The League of Augsburg is founded. Russia, Saxony, Brandenburg and Bavaria join the Holy League against the Ottoman Tur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservative Christianity - Conservative Protestantism
Conservative Christianity - Scholars theologians and writers. Contemporary Conservative Protestant scholars and theologians include: No...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels: Encyclopedia - Austrian Crown Jewels
The collective term Austrian Crown Jewels or insignia (de: Insignien und Kleinodien) denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Astacus: Encyclopedia - Astacus
For a Greek place of this name, see Astakos Astacus astacus Astacus leptodactylus Astacus pachypus Astacus is a genus of crayfish found...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom
Early history Sukhothai kingdom Ayutthaya kingdom 1768–1932 1932–1973 1973– Regional histories: Srivijaya Haripunchai Lannathai His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atta: Encyclopedia - Atta
Atta is a genus of New World ants of the subfamily Myrmicinae. Atta - Overview. Commonly known as "Leaf-cutter ants" they comprise one ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Augustus Montague Toplady: Encyclopedia - Augustus Montague Toplady
Augustus Montague Toplady (November 4, 1740 – August 11, 1778), Anglican divine, was born at Farnham, Surrey, and educated at Westminst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 25: Encyclopedia - August 25
August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. August 25 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 9: Encyclopedia - August 9
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. August 9 - Events. 48 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 10: Encyclopedia - August 10
August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 143 days remaining. The term "the 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 22: Encyclopedia - August 22
August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. August 22 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 30: Encyclopedia - April 30
April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ali Pasha: Encyclopedia - Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha Tepelenë, commonly known as Ali Pasha, (1741 – January 24, 1822) was the military ruler (pasha) of a large area of the Ottom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allan Ramsay Poet: Encyclopedia - Allan Ramsay Poet
Allan Ramsay (October 15, 1686 – January 7, 1758), Scottish poet, was born at Leadhills, Lanarkshire to John Ramsay, superintendent of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Nasmyth: Encyclopedia - Alexander Nasmyth
Alexander Nasmyth (9 September 1758 - 10 April 1840) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter, often called the “father of Scottis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African Penguin: Encyclopedia - African Penguin
Spheniscus demersus (Linnaeus, 1758) The African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus), also known as the Jackass Penguin (after its donkey-like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium: Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium
(1st millennium – 2nd millennium – 3rd millennium – other millennia) 2nd millennium - Events. European crusades in Middle East Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson: Encyclopedia - Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson
The Right Honourable Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an Englishman, and a British adm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allegheny County Pennsylvania: Encyclopedia - Allegheny County Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2000, the population is 1,281,666. The county seat is Pitts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ann Lee: Encyclopedia - Ann Lee
Mother Ann Lee (February 29, 1736 - September 8, 1784) was a member of the Shakers; who, during the 1770s, emigrated to Watervliet, New Y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Civil Law: Encyclopedia - Bachelor Of Civil Law
Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in law in English-speaking countries. Historically, it originated as a postgr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 4: Encyclopedia - April 4
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. April 4 - Events. 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 28: Encyclopedia - April 28
April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. April 28 - Events. 125...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 22: Encyclopedia - April 22
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). There are 253 days remaining. April 22 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 15: Encyclopedia - April 15
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). There are 260 days remaining. April 15 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arras: Encyclopedia - Arras
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Braddock Expedition: Encyclopedia - Braddock Expedition
The Braddock expedition (also called "Braddock's campaign") was a failed British attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Howe 5th Viscount Howe: Encyclopedia - William Howe 5th Viscount Howe
For the surrealist painter, see William Howe (painter). Sir William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (August 10, 1729-July 12, 1814) was a British...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Small: Encyclopedia - William Small
William Small (1734-1775) was a British physician and a member of the Lunar Society. He was born in Forfarshire, Scotland, the son of a P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wines Of Portugal: Encyclopedia - Wines Of Portugal
The Portuguese wines are part of ancient traditions inserted in the region firstly by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Greeks. Long be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wisent: Encyclopedia - Wisent
The Wisent is the European bison, species Bison bonasus. The Wisent is Europe's heaviest land animal. A typical individual is about 2.9&#...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Boyce: Encyclopedia - William Boyce
William Boyce (September 1, 1711 – February 7, 1779) is widely regarded as one of the most important English-born composers of the 18th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Blackstone: Encyclopedia - William Blackstone
Sir William Blackstone, (July 10, 1723 – February 14, 1780) was an English jurist and professor who produced the historical treatise on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Twickenham: Encyclopedia - Twickenham
Twickenham is a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in the south-west of London. It is best known as the home of Twickenha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of Denmark: Encyclopedia - Flag Of Denmark
The national flag of Denmark is more commonly known as the Dannebrog. The Dannebrog is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copley Medal: Encyclopedia - Copley Medal
The Copley Medal is a scientific award for work in any field of science, the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservative Christianity: Encyclopedia - Conservative Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cheshire Cheese: Encyclopedia - Cheshire Cheese
Cheshire cheese is a dense and crumbly cheese produced in Cheshire, England, and the neighbouring counties of Denbighshire, Flintshire an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Lee Attorney General: Encyclopedia - Charles Lee Attorney General
Charles Lee (1758– June 24, 1815) was an American lawyer from Virginia. He served as United States Attorney General from 1795 until 180...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1839: Encyclopedia - 1839
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Hole Of Calcutta: Encyclopedia - Black Hole Of Calcutta
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small dungeon where Indian troops held British prisoners of war after the capture of Fort William on Jun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Watch: Encyclopedia - Black Watch
The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) (named The Royal Highland Regiment (The Black Watch) before 1931) is an infantry regiment of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bayreuth: Encyclopedia - Bayreuth
Bayreuth is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Frankish Alb and the Fichtelgebirge. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buffalo New York: Encyclopedia - Buffalo New York
Location of Buffalo in New York State See Buffalo for other places with this name. Buffalo is an American city in western New York. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Burgoyne: Encyclopedia - John Burgoyne
John Burgoyne (February 24, 1723 – August 4, 1792) was a British general during the American Revolutionary War, infamous for his arroga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis: Encyclopedia - Charles Cornwallis 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738 – October 5, 1805) was a British military commander and colonial governo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celestial Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Celestial Kingdom
The Celestial Kingdom refers to a division of heaven and was coined by the controversial Swedish theologian Emanuel Swedenborg in his 175...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maritimes: Encyclopedia - Maritimes
The Maritime Provinces, or simply the Maritimes, constitute a region of Canada on the Atlantic coast, consisting of New Brunswick, Nova S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Battle Of Plassey: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a battle that took place on June 23, 1757, near Palashi (পলাশী in Bengali) (anglicised to Plassey), a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpaca: Encyclopedia - Alpaca
The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is one of two domesticated breeds of South American camel-like ungulates, derived from the wild guanaco. It re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1843: Encyclopedia - 1843
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comet Halley: Encyclopedia - Comet Halley
Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, more generally known as Halley's Comet after Edmond Halley. The most standard pronunciatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1831: Encyclopedia - 1831
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1815: Encyclopedia - 1815
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1805: Encyclopedia - 1805
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 25: Encyclopedia - December 25
December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. December 25 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ape: Encyclopedia - Ape
Hylobatidae Hominidae Apes are the members of the Hominoidea superfamily of primates, including humans. Currently, there are two families...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dalai Lama: Encyclopedia - Dalai Lama
In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-la'i bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. Tibet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cranioscopy: Encyclopedia - Cranioscopy
Term created by Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), a German neuroanatomist and physiologist who was a pioneer in the study of the localizatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain: Encyclopedia - Count Of St Germain
The Count of St. Germain († February 27, 1784) was a courtier, adventurer, inventor, amateur scientist, violinist, amateur composer, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bretagne: Encyclopedia - Bretagne
Bretagne (French pronunciation ▶ (help·info); English: Brittany; Breton: Breizh; Gallo: Bertaèyn) is one of the 26 régions of Franc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1817: Encyclopedia - 1817
Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 17: Encyclopedia - October 17
October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining. Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1694: Encyclopedia - 1694
1694 - Events. February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. July 27 - A Royal Charter is granted to the Bank of England...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1696: Encyclopedia - 1696
The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1688: Encyclopedia - 1688
1688 - Births. January 18 - Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) January 29 - Emanuel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1679: Encyclopedia - 1679
1679 - Events. January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament June 22 - the Duke of Monmouth subdues a insurrection of Sc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1675: Encyclopedia - 1675
1675 - Events. January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim June 18 - Battle of Fehrbellin August 10 - King Charles II of England places the fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1703: Encyclopedia - 1703
1703 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1714: Encyclopedia - 1714
1714 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1792: Encyclopedia - 1792
1792 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1670: Encyclopedia - 1670
1670 was a common year starting on Saturday in countries using the Julian calendar and Wednesday in countries using the 10-day-faster Gre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1779: Encyclopedia - 1779
1779 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1722: Encyclopedia - 1722
1722 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phrenology: Encyclopedia - Phrenology
Phrenology (from Greek: φρην, phrēn, "mind"; and λογος, logos, "study") is a theory which claims to be able to determine charac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jonathan Edwards Theologian: Encyclopedia - Jonathan Edwards Theologian
Background Christianity St. Augustine The Reformation Distinctives Calvin's Institutes Five Solas Five Points (TULIP) Regulative princip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia - Shakers
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dog: Encyclopedia - Dog
The dog is a canine mammal of the Order Carnivora. It has been argued the dog has been domesticated for 12,000 years, but perhaps for as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atomic Theory: Encyclopedia - Atomic Theory
In physics, atomic theory is a theory of the nature of matter. It states that all matter is composed of atoms. The philosophical backgrou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Voltaire: Encyclopedia - Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet (November 21, 1694 – May 30, 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire (also called The Dictator of Letters),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vermont: Encyclopedia - Vermont
Jim Jeffords (I) Vermont is a U.S. state located in New England. The state ranks 43rd in land area (9,250 square miles), and its populati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1794: Encyclopedia - 1794
1794 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1793: Encyclopedia - 1793
1793 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenians In India: Encyclopedia Ii - Armenians In India - History
Armenians had trading relations with several parts of India, and by the 7th century a few Armenian settlements had appeared in Kerala, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishop Of Uppsala: Encyclopedia Ii - Archbishop Of Uppsala - Archbishop Before The Reformation
Archbishop of Uppsala - 12th century. 1164-1185 Stefan 1185-1187 Johannes. Johannes was ordained by the Archbishop of Lund, Absalon b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Artemas Ward: Encyclopedia Ii - Artemas Ward - Early Life And Career
Artemas was born at Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, in 1727 to Nahun (1684-1754) and Martha Ward. He was the sixth of seven children. His fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theories And Sociology Of The History Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Theories And Sociology Of The History Of Science - Science As A Social Enterprise
Science as a social enterprise has been developing exponentially for the past few centuries. In antiquity, the few people who were able t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Académie Des Beaux-arts: Encyclopedia Ii - Académie Des Beaux-arts - Members
The members are grouped seven sections: Section I: Painting Section II: Sculpture Section III: Architecture Section IV: Etching Section ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Surrey - Places Of Interest
Surrey - National Trust properties. Box Hill just north of Dorking is woodland and chalk downland with superb views from the top of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arthur St. Clair: Encyclopedia Ii - Arthur St. Clair - Revolutionary War
After this event St. Clair broke with the British government and, in January, 1776, took a commission in the Continental Army, as a Colon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Superior General Of The Society Of Jesus - Notes
^  In 1773, the Jesuits were suppressed by Pope Clement XIV through the brief Dominus ac redemptor on July 21, 1773, executed August...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Seven Years' War: Encyclopedia Ii - Seven Years' War - European Theatre
In the European theatre, Prussia was outnumbered, but not outclassed, by her opponents. Prussia was a small state, but as one historian r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint John New Brunswick: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint John New Brunswick - History
Predated by the Maritime Archaeic Indian civilization, the area of the northwestern coastal regions of the Bay of Fundy came to be inhabi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shaniwar Wada: Encyclopedia Ii - Shaniwar Wada - The Gates
Two gates face the north, two the east and one, the south. The Principal gate facing the north is named the Dilli Darwaja (Delhi Gate). I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shawnee: Encyclopedia Ii - Shawnee - History
Shawnee - Origins. It is suspected that the Shawnee, like other Algonquian speaking tribes, originated from the area around Lake Winnip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stonewall Jackson: Encyclopedia Ii - Stonewall Jackson - American Civil War
In 1861, as the American Civil War broke out, Jackson became a drill master for some of the many new recruits in the Confederate Army. On...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silvestre De Sacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Silvestre De Sacy - Work
In 1781 he was appointed councillor in the cour des monnaies, and was advanced in 1791 to be a commissary-general in the same department....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Adam: Encyclopedia Ii - Robert Adam - Training
Robert studied at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, then entered the University of Edinburgh in 1743 only for his studies to be interrupt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudjer Boscovich: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudjer Boscovich - Biography
Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rudjer Boscovich: Encyclopedia Ii - Rudjer Boscovich - Biography
Rudjer Boscovich - Early years. Boscovich was born in the Republic of Dubrovnik (Dalmatia, present-day Croatia), an independent republi...   » Read the article