January 11 Ferdinand VI of Spain and Pope Benedictus XIV sign concord March 17 1st official St. Patrick's Day March 25 Voltaire leaves the court of Frederik II of Prussia April 5 British Museum forms and opens in 1759 May 6 French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle May 9 King Louis XV disbands French parliament May 29 Joseph Haydns "Krumme Teufel," premieres June 13 Austria, England and Modena sign secret military treaty July 7 English parliament grants Jewish English citizenship July 18 Lemuel Haynes, escapes from slave holder in Framingham Mass August 4 George Washington becomes a master mason September 9 1st steam engine arrives in U.S. colonies September 22 Pangeran Gusti installed as sultan of Banten November 30 Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny
