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Year 1745 (MDCCXLV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. The year 1745 in architecture involved some significant events Events Works Births February 2 - John Nichols (printer, English The year 1745 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Mark Akenside, Odes on Several Subjects John Armstrong, The Art of Preserving Health Events Thomas Arne enlarges the orchestra at Vauxhall Gardens, taking on John Hebden as principal cellist and bassoonist The year 1745 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1744 in Canada, other events of 1745, 1746 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig 1744 state leaders - Events of 1745 - 1746 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola ( 1738 - 1748) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1745
January - June
May 11: Battle of Fontenoy. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople This battle should not be confused with the two battles of Fontenay, which occurred at a different location in 841 and 1944
- May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe This battle should not be confused with the two battles of Fontenay, which occurred at a different location in 841 and 1944 This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Black Watch 3rd Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS is an Infantry Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
- June 4 - Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Battle of Hohenfriedberg or Hohenfriedeberg, now Dobromierz, was one of the crowning achievements of Frederick the Great.
July - December
- August 19 - Beginning of the '45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain Glenfinnan ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Fhionnainn) is a village in Lochaber area of the Highlands of Scotland
- September 12 - Francis I is elected Holy Roman Emperor with the support of his wife, Maria Theresia of Austria. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Early life He was born in Nancy, Lorraine (now in France) the oldest surviving son of Leopold Joseph, duke of Lorraine and his wife The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia see also names in other languages; May 13, 1717 November 29 1780) was the Archduchess regnant He is the successor of Charles VII Albert of Bavaria, an enemy of Habsburg, who died on January 20 of this year. Emperor Charles VII Albert ( Brussels August 6, 1697 &ndash January 20, 1745 in Munich) a member of the Wittelsbach Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome.
- September 14 - Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour ( December 29, 1721 &ndash April 15, 1764 Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774
- September 21 - British Government forces are defeated at the Battle of Prestonpans. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Battle of Prestonpans was the first significant conflict in the second Jacobite Rising.
- December 25 - Treaty of Dresden gives Prussia full possession of Silesia. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The Treaty of Dresden was signed on December 25, 1745 between Austria, Saxony and Prussia. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people
- December 28 - For five days, fire destroys buildings in Istanbul. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
Ongoing events
- War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
- The "Forty Five"/Bliadhna Theàrlaich, part of the second Jacobite Rising, mainly in Scotland. The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1745 MDCCXLV |
| Ab urbe condita | 2498 |
| Armenian calendar | 1194 ԹՎ ՌՃՂԴ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -99 – -98 |
| Berber calendar | 2695 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2289 |
| Burmese calendar | 1107 |
| Chinese calendar | 4381/4441-11-29 (甲子年十一月廿九日) — to —
4382/4442-12-9(乙丑年十二月初九日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1461 – 1462 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1737 – 1738 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5505 – 5506 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1800 – 1801 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1667 – 1668 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4846 – 4847 |
| Holocene calendar | 11745 |
| Iranian calendar | 1123 – 1124 |
| Islamic calendar | 1157 – 1158 |
| Japanese calendar | Enkyō 2 (延享2年) |
| Korean calendar | 4078 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2288 |
- February 18 - Alessandro Volta, Italian physicist (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Kanpō and before Kan'en. This period spanned the years from 1744 through 1748 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was a Lombard physicist known especially for the development of the first electric cell in 1827)
- February 20 - Henry James Pye, English poet (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Henry James Pye ( February 20, 1745 &ndash August 11, 1813) was an English Poet. 1813)
- March 4 - Charles Dibdin, English composer (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Charles Dibdin ( 4 March 1745 ? &ndash 25 July 1814) British Musician, Dramatist, Novelist, 1814)
- March 10 - John Gunby, Maryland Soldier in the American Revolutionary War (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing John Gunby ( March 10, 1745 &ndash May 17, 1807) was an American planter and soldier from Somerset County Maryland whom In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" 1807)
- April 6 - Thomas Peters, Dutch supercentenarian (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Thomas Peters ( Leeuwarden, April 6, 1745 ? - Arnhem, March 26, 1857) was a Dutch Supercentenarian 1857)
- July 13 - Robert Calder, British naval officer, (d. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Admiral Sir Robert Calder 4th Baronet, KCB ( 13 July 1745 &ndash 1 September 1818) was a British naval officer who served 1818)
- August 20 - Francis Asbury, American Methodist Bishop (d. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Francis Asbury ( August 20 1745 &ndash March 31 1816) was one of the first two bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination and the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight 1816)
- September 16 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov (князь Михаи́л Илларио́нович Голени́щев-Куту́зов ( &mdash) was the Russian 1813)
- November 23 - John Treadwell, the fourth Governor of Connecticut (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of John Treadwell ( November 23, 1745 - August 19, 1823) was an American politician and the fourth Governor of Connecticut. Colonial governors See also List of colonial governors of Connecticut Governors of the State of Connecticut 1776&ndashpresent 1823)
- December 15 - Johann Gottfried Koehler, German astronomer (d. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Johann Gottfried Koehler ( December 15, 1745 – September 19, 1801) was a German Astronomer who discovered a number of 1801)
- date unknown - Danwon, Korean painter (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Kim Hongdo, better known as Danwon (1745&ndashc 1806 was a painter of the late Joseon period. 1806)
- See also Category: 1745 births. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Deaths
- January 20 - Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1697)
- March 18 - Robert Walpole, first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1676)
- May 9 - Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (born 1663)
- May 22 - François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French military leader (born 1671)
- October 19 - Jonathan Swift, Irish writer (born 1667)
- November 16 - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish statesman and soldier (born 1665)
- December 8 - Etienne Fourmont, French orientalist (born 1683)
- December 19 - Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (born 1684)
- See also Category: 1745 deaths. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Emperor Charles VII Albert ( Brussels August 6, 1697 &ndash January 20, 1745 in Munich) a member of the Wittelsbach Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Tomaso Antonio Vitali ( March 7 1663 &ndash May 9 1745) was an Italian composer and violinist from Bologna, son of Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. François-Marie de Broglie later 1st duc de Broglie ( 11 January 1671 &ndash 22 May 1745) the third son of Victor-Maurice comte Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published James Butler 2nd Duke of Ormonde KG, KT ( April 29, 1665 – November 16, 1745) Irish statesman and soldier son Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Étienne Fourmont ( June 23 1683 - December 8, 1745) was a French Orientalist. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Jean-Baptiste van Loo ( 14 January 1684 &ndash 19 December 1745) was a French subject and portrait painter
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