1754 in Russia
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Events from the year 1754 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- Construction of Anichkov Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia[1]
- Construction of Transfiguration Cathedral (Saint Petersburg)[2]
- Construction of the city Oleksandriia in Kirovohrad Oblast
- Founding of the town Nizhnyaya Tura in the Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Decree abolishing internal customs (Elizabeth Romanova, decree ending in 1762[3])
Births
- Unknown date – Alexandra Branitskaya, political activist, courtier and businessperson (d. 1838)
- 16 June – Salawat Yulayev, Bashkir poet and leader of Pugachev Rebellion against the Russian empire[4]
- 29 June – Ivan Nikolajevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian courtier and lover of Catherine the Great
- October 1 (20 September O.S.) – Paul I of Russia (also known as Pavel Petrovich), Tsar of Russia until his death in 1801[5]
Deaths
- Unknown date – Maria Cantemir, Romanian noblewoman, Princess of Moldova, mistress of Peter the Great (who was the Emperor of Russia) aged 53–54 (b. 1700)
- 6 August – Georg Wilhelm Richmann, physicist. (b. 1711)
References
- ↑ Franklin, Simon and Bowers, Katherine, eds. (2017). ch12. doi:10.11647/obp.0122. ISBN 978-1-78374-373-5.
- ↑ "Энциклопедия Санкт-Петербурга". encspb.ru. Archived from the original on 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ↑ "Chronology of Russian History: Imperial Period". departments.bucknell.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ↑ "PEOPLE BORN IN THE YEAR 1754". history-page.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ↑ "Heritage History - Products". heritage-history.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
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