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简体中文 Maurice Greene, English organist and composer (b. 1696)
Maurice Greene (12 August 1696 – 1 December 1755) was an English composer and organist.
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- 2Apr
William James (naval commander)
Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India. - 15Apr
A Dictionary of the English Language
Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London. - 9Jul
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. - 25Jul
Expulsion of the Acadians
British governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council order the deportation of the Acadians. - 10Aug
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.