1750s
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Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s |
Years: | 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 |
[edit] Events
- The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first side was the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second side was Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden.
- Gregorian Calendar accepted in Europe.
- The French and Indian War on the American Continent.
- Lisbon is destroyed by an earthquake.
- Great Upheaval: French settlers are moved out of Acadia by the British.
[edit] Births
- Betsy Ross, American seamstress
- Miguel Hidalgo, Mexican Catholic priest and revolutionary
- Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
[edit] Deaths
- Johann Sebastian Bach, German musician
- King John V of Portugal
- Montesquieu, French writer
- Iyasus II, Emperor of Ethiopia