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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s
Years: 1746 1747 1748 1749 1750 - 1751 - 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756
Events
- Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow
- March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales.
Year in topic
Births
- February 20 - Johann Heinrich Voß, poet (+ 1826)
- March 16 - James Madison, later 4th President of the United States (died 1836)
- May 24 - Charles Emmanuel IV of Savoy, King of Sardinia 1796-1802 (died 1819)
- July 11 - Caroline Matilda of Wales (died 1775)
- John André, English soldier (died 1780)
- October 30 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish dramatist and politician (died 1816)
- Thomas Sheraton, English furniture designer (died 1806)
Deaths
- January 17 - Tomaso Albinoni, aged 69, Italian composer.
- March 25 - Frederick I of Sweden (born 1676)
- March 31 - Frederick, Prince of Wales
- August 30 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist (born 1661)
- October 22 - William IV of Orange (born 1711)
- Thomas Coram, English philanthropist (born 1668)
Monarchs/Presidents
- China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
- France - Louis XV King of France (reigned from 1715 to 1774)
- Great Britain - George II King of Great Britain (reigned from June 11, 1727 to October 25, 1760)
- Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
- Russia - Elizabeth Empress of Russia (reigned from 1741 to January 5, 1762)
- Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)
- Sweden - Adolf Frederick of Sweden King of Sweden (reigned from 1751 to 1771)
