In history, year 1746 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1746.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1746:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|---|
| 19 january | During the Second Jacobite Rising, Bonnie Prince Charlie Occupied the town of Stirling, Scotland, but failed to capture the castle. |
| 17 January | Battle of Falakkra Mure: The Jacobback forces defeated the British government forces. |
| 25 February | The soldiers of the King of Cumberland captured Aberdeen. |
| 05 March | Cjacobot soldiers left Aberdeen. |
| 16 April | Jacobet Rising 1745: Battle of Culloden, the last battle on British soil: Royalist troops under the King of Cumberland defeated Jacob's army. |
| 22 May | Russia and Austria signed treaty of cooperation. |
| 16 June | Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia defeated the Spanish and French forces. |
| 21 September | The French Expeditionary Army besieged Labordananis and Duplex Madras. |
| 22 October | The College of New Jersey was established (it became Princeton University in 1896) |
| 05 December | There was a revolt in Genoa against Spanish rule. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1746:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|---|
| 07 October | William Billings / Educator / United States of America |
| 07 January | George Elphinstone / Politician / Scotland |
| 08 March | André Michaux / Botanist / France |
| 09 May | Gaspard Monge / Engineer / France |
| 12 January | Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi / Educator / Switzerland |
| 15 November | Joseph Quesnel / Poet / France |
| 20 September | Maurice / Explorer / Slovakia |
| 27 November | Increase Sumner / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 27 November | Robert R. Livingston / Politician / United States of America |
| 27 February | Louis-Jérôme Gohier / Politician / France |
| 27 March | Michael Bruce / Poet / Scotland |
| 27 March | Carlo Buonaparte / Politician / France |
| 28 July | Thomas Heyward / Politician / United States of America |
| 28 September | William Jones / Scholar / United Kingdom |
| 29 June | Joachim Heinrich Campe / Author / Germany |
| 30 March | Francisco Goya / Painter / France |