Explore 236 historical events from 1740–1749.
Jonathan Swift was an Irish writer, essayist, satirist, and Anglican cleric. He was the author of the satirical prose novel Gulliver's Travels (1726) and the creator of the fiction…
Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (born 1667)
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
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…
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to t…
Bonnie Prince Charlie raised the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan, Scotland, in an attempt to regain the British throne…
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)
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)
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)
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…
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: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to…
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)
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)
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)
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)
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck, often known simply as Lamarck, was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of …
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (died 1829)
Alexandrine-Jeanne Le Normant d’Étiolles was the daughter of Madame de Pompadour, the maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. She died in childhood.
Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles, daughter of Madame de Pompadour (died 1754)
Pierre François André Méchain was a French astronomer and surveyor who, with Charles Messier, was a major contributor to the early study of deep-sky objects and comets.
Pierre Méchain, French astronomer and surveyor (died 1804)
Frederick William II was King of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was also Prince-elector of Brandenburg and Prince of Neuchâtel.
Frederick William II of Prussia (died 1797)
Count Sergey Kuzmich Vyazmitinov was a Russian general and statesman.
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (died 1819)
Mary Moser was an English painter who was one of the most celebrated female artists in 18th-century Britain. One of only two female founding members of the Royal Academy in 1768, M…
Mary Moser, English painter and academic (died 1819)
Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic. Herder is associated with the Age of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar…
Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet, philosopher, and critic (died 1803)
James McGill was a Scottish-born businessman, politician, slaveholder, and philanthropist best known for being the founder of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He was elected …
James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (died 1813)
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)
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)
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)