In history, year 1748 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 1748 .
Top Historical Events of the Year 1748: Date/Month Event / Incidence / Incident 26 august The first Lutheran denomination in North America, thePennsylvania Ministerium, was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 18 october The War of the Austrian Succession ended with the signing ofthe Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. 28 June More than 200 people died in the riots in Amsterdam against the public hanging of two people. 04 December French chemist Bertley was born. He did research work on different types of salts. 26 January Britain, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia signed anti-France treaties. 27 April Mughal ruler Muhammad Shah died in Delhi. 12 January Ahmad Shah Durani captured Lahore. 19 March Natural law authorized the granting of Jews to colonize the North American colonies. 01 April The ruins of Pompeii were discovered by the Spanish Roque Joaquin de Alcubier. 07 May French troops won Maastricht in the War of Austrian Succession. 24 June Kingswood School opened in Bristol by John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley. 26 August The First Lutheran Sect of North America, Pennsylvania Minister, was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 24 September Shahrukh became the ruler of Greater Khorasan. 18 October The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle signed the end of the Austrian Succession War. 26 December France and Austria signed the treaty about the southern Netherlands.
Famous birthdays in the year 1748: Date/Month Name / Profession / Country 05 February Christian Gottlob Neefe / Composer / Germany 05 March Jonas Carlsson Dryander / Biologist / Sweden 05 March William Shield / Composer / United Kingdom 06 February Adam Weishaupt / Philosopher / Germany 07 May Olympe de Gouges / Philosopher / France 09 February Sir John Duckworth / Politician / United Kingdom 09 December Claude Louis Berthollet / Academic / France 11 August Joseph Schuster / Composer / Germany 12 April Antoine Laurent de Jussieu / Author / France 15 February Jeremy Bentham / Philosopher / United Kingdom 19 March Elias Hicks / Politician / United States of America 20 April Georg Michael Telemann / Composer / Germany 22 May Thomas Roberts / Painter / Ireland 23 April Félix Vicq-d'Azyr / Physician / France 27 February Anders Sparrman / Physician / Sweden 27 April Adamantios Korais / Philosopher / France 30 August Jacques-Louis David / Painter / France 30 November Joachim Albertini / Composer / Poland 31 August Jean-Étienne Despréaux / Dancer / France
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