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1758
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1758 (MDCCLVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1758th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 758th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1758, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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July 8: French forces inside the British Province of New York resist British attack in the Battle of Carillon.
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June 8: The Siege of Louisbourg begins in Nova Scotia.
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June 23: Battle of Krefeld

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August 25: Battle of Zorndorf
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October 14: Battle of Hochkirch

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  • Marquis Gabriel de Lernay, a French officer captured during the Seven Years' War, establishes a military lodge in Berlin, with the help of Baron de Printzen, master of The Three Globes Lodge at Berlin, and Philipp Samuel Rosa, a disgraced former pastor.
  • Okadaya (岡田屋), predecessor of AEON, a multiple retailer group, founded in Yokkaichi, Japan.[citation needed]
  • J. R. Geigy, predecessor of Novartis, a global pharmaceutical brand, founded in Basel, Switzerland.[12]
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James Monroe
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Maximilien Robespierre
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Thomas Picton
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Christopher Gore
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Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson
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Noah Webster

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Jonathan Edwards
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Marthanda Varma
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James Francis Edward Keith
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Françoise de Graffigny

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