Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s 1800s
Years: 1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 - 1752 - 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757
Events:
- February 11 - Pennsylvania Hospital[?], the 1st hospital in the US, is opened.
- September 14 - The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip eleven days (September 2 being followed directly by September 14 this year)
- Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow transfers to professor of moral philosophy
Births
- February 25 - John Graves Simcoe, first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada
Deaths
Common misspelling and questions (FAQ)
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