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 03 May John Brooks / Politician / United States of America 04 April Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli / Composer / Italy 05 April Sébastien Érard / Instrument Maker / France 06 December Gabriel Duvall / Politician / United States of America 11 May Johann Friedrich Blumenbach / Physician / Germany 13 June Frances Burney / Novelist / United Kingdom 14 May Timothy Dwight IV / Theologian / United States of America 17 February Friedrich Maximilian Klinger / Author / Germany 18 September Adrien-Marie Legendre / Mathematician / France 19 November George Rogers Clark / General / United States of America 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 21 March Mary Dixon Kies / Inventor / United States of America 22 May Louis Legendre / Politician / France 23 January Muzio Clementi / Pianist / Italy 25 November Johann Friedrich Reichardt / Composer / Germany 25 February John Graves Simcoe / Politician / Canada 27 July Samuel Smith / Politician / United States of America 31 January Gouverneur Morris / Politician / United States of America
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