Events from the year 1754 in France.
Incumbents
Events
- 28 May – The Battle of Jumonville Glen begins the French and Indian War in North America: 22-year-old George Washington leads a company of militia from the Colony of Virginia in an ambush on a force of 35 French Canadians.
- 3 July – French and Indian War: Battle of Fort Necessity – George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French Capt. Louis Coulon de Villiers.
Births
- 2 February – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)[2]
- 15 January Jacques Pierre Brissot, French politician (d. 1795)
- 17 February – Nicolas Baudin, French explorer (d. 1803)
- 17 March – Madame Roland (Jeanne Marie Manon Philipon), French politician (d. 1793)
- 9 August – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French architect (d. 1825)
- 18 August – François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (d. 1833)
- 23 August – Prince Louis-Auguste, grandson and eventual successor (as Louis XVI) of the reigning King Louis XV (d. 1793)[3]
- 26 September – Joseph Proust, French chemist (d. 1826)
- 9 December – Etienne Ozi, French composer (d. 1813)
Deaths
- 4 July – Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (b. 1680)
- 27 November – Abraham de Moivre, French mathematician (b. 1667)
See also
References
- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XV". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand summary | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "BBC - History - King Louis XVI". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2022.