1758

1758 was a year.

Events

Clockwork Droids from the 51st century attacked Versailles after Madame de Pompadour turned thirty-seven, as warned by Rose Tyler five years before. The Tenth Doctor rescued Madame de Pompadour and began to make plans for living out his life in the 18th century, as he had no way to return to his TARDIS. When Madame de Pompadour showed him a way back, he offered her a chance to travel in the TARDIS and promised to return for her. It was the last time she saw him. (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

The Tenth Doctor and Madame de Pompadour (TV: The Girl in the Fireplace)

Louis XV expelled Voltaire from the French court. (AUDIO: Masquerade)

Births and deaths

Makandal was executed by French colonists in Hispaniola. (PROSE: The Adventuress of Henrietta Street, COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses)

Stapleton Petherbridge was born in Pease Pottage. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors)

Maximilien Robespierre was born. (PROSE: The Universal Databank ^[+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) According to another account, Robespierre was 32 years old in July 1794, placing his birth in either 1761 or 1762. (PROSE: The Reign of Terror ^[+]Loading...["The Reign of Terror (novelisation)"])