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 |
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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 |
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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 |