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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s
Years: 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 - 1756 - 1757 1758 1759 1760 1761
Events
- March 17 - St. Patrick's Day is celebrated in New York City for the first time (at the Crown and Thistle Tavern).
- May 15 - Seven Years' War: The war begins when England declares war on France.
- August 29 - Frederick the Great attacks Saxony
Ongoing events
Year in topic
Births
- January 27 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
- February 6 - Aaron Burr, Vice President of the United States (died 1836)
- March 3 - William Godwin, English political and miscellaneous writer (died 1836)
- May 27 - Maximilian I of Bavaria
- June 6 - John Trumbull, painter
- June 20 - Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer (died 1792)
- August 1 - Pierre Louis Prieur, French politician (died 1827)
- September 7 - Willem Bilderdijk, author (died 1831)
- November 3 - Pierre Laromiguière, French philosopher (died 1837)
- Abdullah bin Sabah, second ruler of Kuwait's royal al-Sabah dynasty (died 1814)
- Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm, Swedish statesman (died 1813)
Deaths
- April 18 - Jacques Cassini, French astronomer (born 1677)
- July 24 - George Vertue, English engraver and antiquary (born 1684)
- Bernard Accama, Dutch painter
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)
