1745
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824)
Carl Arnold Kortum was a German medical doctor, but best known for his writing and poetry.
Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824)
The 1740s
Explore 120 historical events from 1740–1749.
1745
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (born 1671)
François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie was a French Royal Army officer and diplomat.
François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general (born 1671)
1745
War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated those of the Pragmatic Allies at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Au
The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740 to 1748, was a conflict between the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related co…
War of the Austrian Succession: French forces defeated those of the Pragmatic Allies at the Battle of Fontenoy in the Au
1745
Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (died 1818)
Admiral of the White Sir Robert Calder, 1st Baronet, was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Seven Years' War, the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and …
Robert Calder, Scottish-English admiral (died 1818)
1745
Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (born 1663)
Tomaso Antonio Vitali was an Italian composer and violinist of the mid to late Baroque era. The eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali, he is chiefly known for a Chaconne in G mino…
Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Italian violinist and composer (born 1663)
1745
War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from…
The War of the Austrian Succession, 1740 to 1748, was a conflict between the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe, the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Related co…
War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from…
1744
James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1808)
James Sullivan was an American lawyer and politician in Massachusetts. He was an early associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, served as the state's attorney…
James Sullivan, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1808)
1744
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770)
Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of (Schleswig-)Holstein-Plön, was a princess of the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön, a cadet branch of the Danish royal family. She was born…
Princess Charlotte Amalie Wilhelmine of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (died 1770)
1744
Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (died 1780)
Major Patrick Ferguson was a British Army officer who designed the Ferguson rifle. He is best known for his service in the 1780 military campaign of Charles Cornwallis during the A…
Patrick Ferguson, Scottish soldier, designed the Ferguson rifle (died 1780)
1744
Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (died 1814)
Elbridge Thomas Gerry was an American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat, who as a member of the Second Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independenc…
Elbridge Gerry, American merchant and politician, 5th Vice President of the United States (died 1814)
1744
The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the…
The Six Nations land cessions were a series of land cessions by the Haudenosaunee and Lenape to Europeans during the late 17th and 18th centuries. They ceded large amounts of land,…
The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the…
1744
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom (died 1818)
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her death in 1818. The Acts of…
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, German-born Queen to George III of the United Kingdom (died 1818)
1744
Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and poet (died 1806)
Heinrich Christian Boie was a German author. In 1781, he was appointed as landfoged of North Dithmarschen.
Heinrich Christian Boie, German author and poet (died 1806)
1744
Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (died 1830)
Giulio Maria della Somaglia was an Italian cardinal. and Secretary of State under Pope Leo XII. He was known as a staunch zelante cardinal who helped enforce an authoritarian regim…
Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (died 1830)
1744
Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (born 1701)
Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting…
Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (born 1701)
1744
Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (born 1688)
Alexander Pope was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century. An expone…
Alexander Pope, English poet, essayist, and translator (born 1688)
1744
André Campra, French composer and conductor (born 1660)
André Campra was a French composer and conductor of the Baroque era. The leading French opera composer in the period between Jean-Baptiste Lully and Jean-Philippe Rameau, Campra wr…
André Campra, French composer and conductor (born 1660)
1743
Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, …
Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
1743
Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale
Jean-Pierre Christin was a French physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and musician. His proposal in 1743 to reverse the Celsius thermometer scale was widely accepted and is still…
Jean-Pierre Christin developed the centigrade temperature scale
1743
Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom (died 1823)
Edmund Cartwright was an English inventor. He graduated from Oxford University and went on to invent the power loom. Married to local Elizabeth McMac at 19, he was the brother of M…
Edmund Cartwright, English clergyman and engineer, invented the power loom (died 1823)
1743
Seth Warner, American colonel (died 1784)
Seth Warner was an American soldier. He was a Revolutionary War officer from Vermont who rose to the rank of Continental colonel and was often given the duties of a brigade comman…
Seth Warner, American colonel (died 1784)
1743
Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793)
Jean-Paul Marat was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes…
Jean-Paul Marat, Swiss-French physician, journalist, and politician (died 1793)
1743
Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer (died 1795)
Giuseppe Balsamo, known by the alias Count Alessandro di Cagliostro, was an Italian occultist, self-styled magician and confidence trickster. He became a glamorous figure associate…
Alessandro Cagliostro, Italian occultist and explorer (died 1795)
1743
In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle
The Battle of Dettingen took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession, near Karlstein am Main in Bavaria. An alliance composed of British, Hanoverian and Aus…
In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle