Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded on 12 January 1755 by a decree of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, on the initiative of the statesman Ivan Shuvalov and the polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, who gave the university its name. It was first housed near Red Square and opened with faculties of law, medicine and philosophy. Its anniversary is celebrated as Tatiana's Day, after the patron saint of students. In the twentieth century it expanded greatly, and in the 1950s it moved its main building to the Sparrow Hills, where a Stalin-era skyscraper dominates the site. It is the oldest and largest university in Russia and has produced many scientists, writers and political figures.
Before and after
- from 28 May 1754 to 7 October 1763French and Indian War
- 23 August 1754Birth of Louis XVI of France
- 20 September 1754Birth of Paul I of Russia
- 1755Discovery of magnesium
- 12 January 1755Founding of Lomonosov Moscow State University
- 1 November 17551755 Lisbon earthquake
- 2 November 1755Birth of Marie Antoinette
- 17 November 1755Birth of Louis XVIII of France
- 27 January 1756Birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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