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1753 Historical Event(s)
- February 17, 1753 – In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1, 1753 – Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Who Were Born On 1753?
- February 20, 1753 – Louis Alexandre Berthier, French marshal (d. 1815)
- March 13, 1753 – Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, great heiress and wife of Philippe Égalité (d. 1821)
- March 26, 1753 – Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1814)
- May 31, 1753 – Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, French statesman (d. 1793)
- June 10, 1753 – William Eustis, 12th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1825)
- July 25, 1753 – Santiago de Liniers, viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (d. 1810)
- August 17, 1753 – Josef Dobrovský, Czech linguist (d. 1828)
- September 2, 1753 – Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, Italy-born queen consort of France and wife of King Louis XVIII of France (d. 1810)
- September 10, 1753 – Sir John Soane, English neo-classical architect (d. 1837)
- November 16, 1753 – James McHenry, American statesman (d. 1816)