Year 1750 (MDCCL) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] 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 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 Events and trends 1783 First manned Hot air balloon invented in France. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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 Year 1749 ( MDCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1750 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings See also Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin paints Still Life with Glass Flask and Fruit, notable for reflected The year 1750 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Christopher Smart wins the Seatonian Prize for "On the Attributes of the Supreme Being" Works published Events Farinelli is knighted by King Ferdinand VI of Spain. Ten-year-old Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf begins playing with The year 1750 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1749 in Canada, other events of 1750, 1751 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig List of state leaders in 1749 - Events of 1750 - List of state leaders in 1751 - State leaders by year ----- Africa Portugal Angola - António de Almeida, Governor of Angola ( 1749 - 1753) 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 Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) 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
Events of 1750
January - June
- January - A fire in Istanbul destroys 10,000 houses. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
- March 2 - A small earthquake hits London, England. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- April 4 - A small earthquake hits Warrington, England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Warrington is a large town borough and Unitary authority area in Cheshire, England.
- April - A second fire devastates Istanbul (see January). A third fire later in the year will destroys a further 10,000 homes.
- May - Riots break out in Paris, fueled by rumors of police abducting children. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle"
July - December
- July - José I takes over the throne of Portugal from his deceased father, João V. Ancestors Marriages and descendants Joseph married Marianne Victoria of Borbón, daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese of Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. King José Manuel appoints the Marquis of Pombal as his Chief Minister, who then strips the Inquisition of its power. Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo 1st Count of Oeiras 1st Marquis of Pombal (in Portuguese, Marquês de Pombal, pron The term Inquisition can refer to any one of several institutions charged with trying and convicting heretics within the Roman Catholic Church and
- July 9 - Traveller Jonas Hanway leaves St Petersburg to return home via Germany and the Netherlands. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jonas Hanway (1712 &ndash September 5, 1786) English traveller and Philanthropist, was born at Portsmouth. Later the same year, Hanway reputedly becomes the first Englishman to use an umbrella (a French fashion). "Parasol" redirects here For other uses see Umbrella (disambiguation, Umbrella (song or Parasol (disambiguation
- August 23 - A small earthquake hits Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Spalding is a Market town with a population of 30000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England.
- September 30 - A small earthquake hits Northampton, England. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the This article is about Northampton in England for other places of the same name see Northampton (disambiguation Northampton ( is a large Market
- November 16 - Westminster Bridge is officially opened. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Westminster Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge over the River Thames between Westminster, Middlesex bank and Lambeth, Surrey bank in what
Undated
- "James Gray" reveals her sex to her Royal Marines compatriots. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. "Parasol" redirects here For other uses see Umbrella (disambiguation, Umbrella (song or Parasol (disambiguation Hannah Snell (1723–1792 was an Englishwoman who took a man's role to become a soldier. The Royal Marines ( RM) are the marine corps and amphibious Infantry of the United Kingdom and along with the Royal Navy
- Ahmad Shah Bahadur's army, retreating from Persia, is said to have lost 18,000 men near what is present-day Herat, Afghanistan from cold in a single night. Ahmed Shah Bahadur (1725-1775 was born in 1725 to Mohammed Shah. area3018 sq mi Herāt ( classically called the Aria, is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
- King of Dahomey has income of 250,000 pounds from overseas export of slaves.
- Galley slavery is abolished in Europe. [2]
- World population: 791,000,000
- Africa: 106,000,000
- Asia: 502,000,000
- Europe: 163,000,000
- Latin-America: 16,000,000
- Northern America: 2,000,000
- Oceania: 2,000,000
Births
- January 1 - Frederick Muhlenberg, first speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. The world population is the total number of living Humans on Earth at a given time 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 Enkyō and before Hōreki. This period spanned the years from 1748 to 1751. 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 New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg ( January 1 1750 – June 4 1801) was an American minister and politician The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. 1801)
- April - Joanna Southcott, British religious fanatic (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 Joanna Southcott (or Southcote) (April 1750 - December 27, 1814) was a self-described religious prophetess 1814)
- April 17 - François de Neufchâteau, French statesman and intellectual figure (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 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Nicolas-Louis François, Comte de Neufchâteau ( April 17, 1750 - January 10, 1828) was a French statesman poet 1828)
- May 2 - John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. For other uses see John André (disambiguation. Major John André ( May 2, 1750 &ndash October 2 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" 1780)
- May 31 - Karl August von Hardenberg, Prussian politician (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Karl August Fürst von Hardenberg ( May 31, 1750 November 26, 1822) was a Prussian Statesman and Prime Minister Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state 1822)
- August 18 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Antonio Salieri ( 18 August 1750 &ndash 7 May 1825) was an Italian Composer and conductor. 1825)
- September 26 - Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, British admiral (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood 1st Baron Collingwood ( 26 September 1748 &ndash 7 March 1810) was an Admiral of the 1810)
- November 7 - Friedrich Leopold Graf zu Stolberg, German poet (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat 1819)
- December 10 - Tipu Sultan, Sultan of Mysore (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Mysore (maɪˈsɔɚ in English; renamed to Mysuru|ಮೈಸೂರು) (ಮೈಸೂರು is the second largest city in the state of Karnataka, India 1799)
- December 23 - Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city For the king of Poland see Augustus I of Poland Frederick Augustus I (full name Frederick Augustus Joseph Maria Anton Johann Nepomuk Aloys Xavier) (Friedrich 1827)
- date unknown - Adwaita, Oldest tortoise (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Adwaita (meaning "one and only" in Sanskrit) (c 1750 – 23 March 2006) was the name of a male Aldabra Giant Tortoise in 2006) (alleged birth year; awaiting C-14 verification)
Deaths
- January 16 - Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy "Bolshoy" ( Иван Юрьевич Трубецкой in Russian) ( 18 June 1667 &ndash 16 January 1667)
- January 22 - Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (b. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Franz Xaver Josef Baron of von Unertl (February 21 1675 in Munich – January 22 1750 in Munich) was a Bavarian politician 1675)
- January 23 - Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Italian historian and scholar (b. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Ludovico Antonio Muratori ( October 21, 1672 - January 23, 1750) was an Italian Historian, notable as a leading scholar of 1672)
- January 26 - Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist (b. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Albert Schultens (1686 &ndash 26 January 1750) was a Dutch Philologist. 1686)
- February 8 - Aaron Hill, English writer (b. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Aaron Hill ( February 10, 1685 – February 8, 1750) was an English Dramatist and miscellaneous 1685)
- May 3 - John Willison, Scottish minister and writer (b. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João John Willison, (1680&ndash 3 May 1750) was an evangelical minister of the Church of Scotland and a writer of Christian literature 1680)
- May 28 - Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Emperor Sakuramachi (桜町天皇 Sakuramachi-tennō) ( February 8, 1720 &ndash May 28, 1750) was the 115th emperor 1720)
- June 15 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Marguerite De Launay Baronne De Staal ( August 30, 1684 - June 15, 1750) was a French Author. 1684)
- July 28 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (b. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" 1685)
- July 31 - King John V of Portugal (b. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Ancestry Marriages and descendants John married Mary Anne of Austria, daughter of Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor in 1708 1689)
- August 12 - Rachel Ruysch, Dutch painter (b. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Rachel Ruysch ( June 3 1664 — Amsterdam August 12 1750) was a Dutch artist who specialized in Still-life Paintings 1664)
- September 15 - Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German composer (b. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Charles Theodore Pachelbel ( baptised Carl Theodorus, also Karl Theodor) ( November 24, 1690 &ndash buried September 15, 1690)
- October 16 - Sylvius Leopold Weiss, German composer and lutenist (b. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Silvius Leopold Weiss ( October 12, 1687 – October 16, 1750) was a German Composer and Lutenist Born in 1687)
- December 1 - Johan Gabriel Doppelmayr, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr ( September 27, 1677 &ndash December 1, 1750) was a German Mathematician, Astronomer 1671)
Notes
- ^ "Calendar for year 1750 (Russia)" (full Julian calendar), Steffen Thorsen, Time and Date AS, 2007, webpage: Julian1750.
- ^ Clear, Todd R. , Cole, George F. , Resig, Michael D. (2006). American Corrections Seventh Edition. Thompson.
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