1752 in History – What happened in year 1752

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