Births on April 1

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Born on April 1, 1755

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician (d. 1826)

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃tɛlm bʁija savaʁɛ̃]; 1 April 1755, Belley, Ain – 2 February 1826, Paris) was a French lawyer and politician, who, as the author of The Physiology of Taste (Physiologie du Goût), gained fame as an epicure and gastronome: "Grimod and Brillat-Savarin. Between them, two writers effectively founded the whole genre of the gastronomic essay."

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15 Apr

A Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
9 Jul

Battle of the Monongahela
The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
25 Jul

Expulsion of the Acadians
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians.
10 Aug

Expulsion of the Acadians
Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
1 Nov

1755 Lisbon earthquake
In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people.

Births on April 1

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Born on April 1, 1755

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A Dictionary of the English Language

Battle of the Monongahela

Expulsion of the Acadians

Expulsion of the Acadians

1755 Lisbon earthquake