1755 in Great Britain
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Events from the year 1755 in the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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- 20 February - General Edward Braddock lands in Virginia to take command of the British forces against the French in North America.
- 15 April - A Dictionary of the English Language is published by Samuel Johnson; he had begun the work in 1746.
- 9 July - French and Indian War: Braddock Expedition - British troops and colonial militiamen are ambushed and suffer a devastating defeat inflicted by French and Indian forces. During the battle, British General Edward Braddock is mortally wounded. Colonel George Washington survives.
- 2 December - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
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- Joseph Black discovers carbon dioxide and magnesium.
- Wolsey the clothes manufacturer was established in Leicester; the business celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2005.
[edit] Births
- 8 September - James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose, nobleman and statesman (died 1836)
- 17 November - Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1828)
- 23 November - Thomas Lord, cricketer and founder of Lord's Cricket Ground (d. 1832)
- Dorothy Kilner, children's author (d. 1836)
[edit] Deaths
- 6 April - Richard Rawlinson, English minister and antiquarian (born 1690)
- 13 July - Edward Braddock, British general (born c. 1695)
- 1 December - Maurice Greene, English composer (born 1696)
