Births on January 19

Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

Born on January 19, 1757

Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf (d. 1831)

Countess Augusta Caroline Sophie Reuss-Ebersdorf (German: Gräfin Reuß zu Ebersdorf) (19 January 1757 – 16 November 1831), was by marriage the Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was the maternal grandmother of Queen Victoria and the paternal grandmother of Albert, Prince Consort.

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Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

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Events on 1757

5 Jan

Robert-François Damiens
Louis XV of France survives an assassination attempt by Robert-François Damiens, the last person to be executed in France by drawing and quartering, the traditional and gruesome form of capital punishment used for regicides.
6 May

Christopher Smart's asylum confinement
English poet Christopher Smart is admitted into St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics in London, beginning his six-year confinement to mental asylums.
5 Nov

Battle of Rossbach
Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach.
5 Dec

Battle of Leuthen
Seven Years' War: Battle of Leuthen - Frederick II of Prussia leads Prussian forces to a decisive victory over Austrian forces under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine.

Births on January 19

Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf

Born on January 19, 1757

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Events on 1757

Robert-François Damiens

Christopher Smart's asylum confinement

Battle of Rossbach

Battle of Leuthen