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1751
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| 1751 in topic: |
| Arts |
| Archaeology - Architecture - Art - Literature - Music |
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| Canada - Mexico - Science |
| Lists of leaders |
| Colonial governors - State leaders |
| Birth and death categories |
| Births - Deaths |
| Establishments and disestablishments categories |
| Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Works category |
| Works |
1751 in other calendars
| Gregorian calendar |
1751
MDCCLI |
| Ab urbe condita |
2504 |
| Armenian calendar |
1200
ԹՎ ՌՄ |
| Chinese calendar |
4447 – 4448
庚午 – 辛未 |
| Ethiopian calendar |
1743 – 1744 |
| Hebrew calendar |
5511 – 5512 |
| Hindu calendars |
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| - Vikram Samvat |
1806 – 1807 |
| - Shaka Samvat |
1673 – 1674 |
| - Kali Yuga |
4852 – 4853 |
| Iranian calendar |
1129 – 1130 |
| Islamic calendar |
1164 – 1165 |
| * Era was changed from Kan'en 4 in December 14. |
1751 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar).
Events
- March 25 - For the last time, New Year's Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales.
- 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.
- Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow
- First publication of Encyclopédie
- The Academy and College of Philadelphia, the predecessor to the private University of Pennsylvania, is founded.
- Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the British colonies, is founded.
- Fire destroys 1,000 houses in Stockholm.
- Glasgow Medical School is founded.
Births
Deaths
- January 17 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (born 1671)
- January 20 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (born 1665)
- January 25 - Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (born 1675)
- February 9 - Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (born 1668)
- March 25 - King Frederick I of Sweden (born 1676)
- March 29 - Thomas Coram, English sea captain and philanthropist (born c.1668)
- March 31 - Frederick, Prince of Wales (born 1707)
- April 19 - Peter Lacy, Irish-born Russian Field marshal (born 1678)
- August 30 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist (born 1661)
- October 22 - Prince William IV of Orange (born 1711)
- October 26 - Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (born 1702)
- December 12 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (born 1678)
- December 16 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (born 1700)
- December 19 - Louise of Great Britain, queen of Frederick V of Denmark (born 1724)
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