* 1756 – Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years ' War.

* 1756 – Heinrich Graf von Bellegarde, Austrian field marshal and statesman ( d. 1845 )

* 1756 – Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician ( d. 1830 )

* 1756 – Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian Freedom Fighter, Tamil Revolutionist ( d. 1805 )

* 1836 – William Godwin, English political writer ( b. 1756 )

* William Godwin ( 1756 – 1836 )

The town was finally reconstructed by sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah ( 1756 – 1790 ), the grandson of Moulay Ismail and ally of George Washington with the help of Spaniards from the nearby emporium.

* 1792 – Joseph Martin Kraus, Swedish composer ( b. 1756 )

* 1756 – Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria ( d. 1801 )

* 1837 – Herman of Alaska, Russian Orthodox hermit ( b. 1756 )

Nevertheless, composers continued to write and study fugues for various purposes ; they appear in the works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 – 1791 ) and Ludwig van Beethoven ( 1770 – 1827 ), as well as modern composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich ( 1906 – 1975 ).

* 1837 – Thomas Burgess, English author, philosopher, Bishop of Saint David's and Bishop of Salisbury ( b. 1756 )

* 1756 – Georg Friedrich von Martens, German diplomat ( d. 1821 )

* 1756 – Aaron Burr, American politician and 3rd Vice President of the United States ( d. 1836 )

* 1756 – Karel Blažej Kopřiva, Czech composer ( d. 1785 )

These competing claims led to a war in the colonies called the French and Indian War ( 1754 – 62 ), and contributed to the start of the global Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

Giovanni Aldini ( April 10, 1762 – January 17, 1834 ), Italian physicist born at Bologna, was a brother of the statesman Count Antonio Aldini ( 1756 – 1826 ) and nephew of Luigi Galvani, whose treaties on muscular electricity he edited with notes in 1791.

German music, sponsored by the upper classes, came of age under composers Johann Sebastian Bach ( 1685 – 1750 ), Joseph Haydn ( 1732 – 1809 ), and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 – 1791 ).

Fearing that Britain's victory over France in the Seven Years War ( 1756 – 1763 ) threatened the European balance of power, Spain allied themselves to France but suffered a series of military defeats and ended up having to cede Florida to the British at the Treaty of Paris ( 1763 ), which ended the Seven Years ' War.

Phillip joined the Royal Navy at about fifteen, and saw action at the outbreak of the Seven Years ' War in the Mediterranean at the Battle of Minorca in 1756.

Prior to the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), the economy of Saint-Domingue gradually expanded, with sugar and, later, coffee becoming important export crops.

In 1756, the Seven Years War broke out between the great powers of Europe, and India became a theatre of action, where it was called the Third Carnatic War.

French defeat by the British under the command of Robert Clive during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) marked the end of the French stake in India.

The reign of Peter I's daughter Elizabeth in 1741 – 62 saw Russia's participation in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

In coalition with the rising power Prussia, defeated France in the Seven Years War ( 1756 – 1763 ), and won full control of Canada.

The Seven Years ' War, which began in 1756, was the first war waged on a global scale, fought in Europe, India, North America, the Caribbean, the Philippines and coastal Africa.

France, which claimed this area as part of their colony of New France, viewed this as a threat, and the ensuing French and Indian War became part of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ).

Dresden suffered heavy destruction in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ), following its capture by Prussian forces, its subsequent re-capture, and a failed Prussian siege in 1760.

" Seven Years " refers to events in Europe, from the official declaration of war in 1756 to the signing of the peace treaty in 1763.

During that time in Europe, on May 18, 1756, England formally declared war on France, which expanded the war into Europe, which was later to be known as the Seven Years ' War.

His book about the history of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ) was the basis for many reprints, as well as for school books.

She led the country into the two major European conflicts of her time: the War of Austrian Succession ( 1740 – 8 ) and the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ).

She reversed the policy of France in 1756 by creating an alliance with Austria against Prussia in the Seven Years ' War.

At the end of the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ) the mahogany trade began to change significantly.

During Europe's major pre-revolutionary war, the Seven Years ' War of 1756 – 1763, few armies ever numbered more than 200, 000.

In February 1756, during the French and Indian War ( the North American theater of the Seven Years ' War ), he enlisted in the provincial army.

The ensuing Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 1763 ) was to have profound consequences for France and Britain.

During the Seven Years ' War, Spain regained the island in 1756 after the Battle of Minorca.

He declined to participate in the Seven Years ' War ( 1756 – 63 ), preferring to concentrate on administrative reforms, to maintain a well-disciplined army and to strengthen his fortresses.

During the sixth and final colonial war, the French and Indian War, the military conflicts in Nova Scotia included: Battle of Fort Beauséjour ; Bay of Fundy Campaign ( 1755 ); the Battle of Petitcodiac ; the Raid on Lunenburg ( 1756 ); the Louisbourg Expedition ( 1757 ); Battle of Bloody Creek ( 1757 ); Siege of Louisbourg ( 1758 ), Petitcodiac River Campaign, Gulf of St. Lawrence Campaign ( 1758 ), St. John River Campaign, and Battle of Restigouche.

* 1756 – French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.

French regular army reinforcements arrived in New France in May 1756, led by Major General Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and seconded by the Chevalier de Lévis and Colonel François-Charles de Bourlamaque, all experienced veterans from the War of the Austrian Succession.