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 | William Shield / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 05 March | Jonas Carlsson Dryander / Biologist / Sweden |
| 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 |