In history, year 1752 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 1752.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1752 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 29 february | Alaungpaya, a village chief in Upper Burma, founded the Konbaung Dynasty; by the time of his death, he had unified all of Myanmar, and driven out the French and the British. |
| 14 september | In adopting the Gregorian calendar under the terms of theCalendar (New Style) Act 1750, the British Empire skipped eleven days (September 2 was followed directly by September 14). |
| 11 May | The first fire insurance policy began in Philadelphia, USA. |
| 14 September | Britain left the Julian calendar and adopted the Gregory calendar. |
| 15 January | Tobius Smollett published a leaflet accusing Henry Fielding of plagiarism. |
| 03 February | Dutch states-general prohibited the export of windmills. |
| 10 May | Benjamin Franklin investigated electric conductors with his kite-flying experiment. |
| 09 June | The French army surrendered to the British at Trichipoli. |
| 02 September | Celebrated the last Julian calendar day in Britain and the British colonies. |
| 18 October | Le Devin du Gram was published at the Opera House of Russo. |
| 11 November | Therese Michelity Academy opened in Vienna |
Famous birthdays in the year 1752:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
|---|
| 01 May | Ludwig August Lebrun / Composer / Germany |
| 03 May | John Brooks / Politician / United States of America |
| 06 December | Gabriel Duvall / Politician / United States of America |
| 07 July | Joseph Marie Jacquard / Inventor / France |
| 08 September | Carl Stenborg / Actor / Sweden |
| 09 December | Antoine Étienne de Tousard / Engineer / France |
| 13 June | Frances Burney / Novelist / United Kingdom |
| 14 May | Albrecht Thaer / Author / Germany |
| 14 May | Timothy Dwight IV / Theologian / United States of America |
| 16 October | Johann Gottfried Eichhorn / Academic / Germany |
| 18 September | Adrien-Marie Legendre / Mathematician / France |
| 19 January | James Morris III / Naval Officer / United States of America |
| 21 April | Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait / Engineer / France |
| 21 April | Humphry Repton / Author / United Kingdom |
| 22 May | Louis Legendre / Politician / France |
| 25 February | John Graves Simcoe / Politician / Canada |
| 25 November | Johann Friedrich Reichardt / Composer / Germany |
| 27 July | Samuel Smith / Politician / United States of America |
| 29 November | Jemima Wilkinson / Evangelist / United States of America |
| 31 January | Gouverneur Morris / Politician / United States of America |