Events

• January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne.
• February 12 - Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor weds Maria Theresa, mother of Marie Antoinette
• May 8 - Marriage of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Augusta of Saxe-Gotha.
• May 26 - Battle of Ackia: British and Chickasaw Native Americans defeat French troops.
• A French expedition led by Pierre Louis Maupertuis is sent by King Louis XV to Lapland to measure the length of a degree of the meridian, and proves that the Earth is flattened at the poles
• Real Arissona, namesake of the U.S. state Arizona is founded in what is now that state.
• Isaac Newton Publishes his Method of Fluxions
• Thomas Bayes publishes a defense of Isaac Newton's calculus
• Leonhard Euler solves the mathematical problem known as the seven bridges of Königsberg
• Anna I Empress of Russia, attacks Turkey

• Neustrelitz becomes the capital of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Genbun era begins in Japan
• George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney becomes the first Field Marshal of great Britain
• Bushehr is founded in Persia
• British Witchcraft Act is reformed, eliminating capital punishment for Witches, and instituting fines and jail time for claiming to be a witch or sorcerer
• First recorded use of a Bathing machine
• The Belgrade fortress is completed
• The era of Kyoho Reforms end in Japan
• The English town of Stony Stratford is almost completely consumed by fire
• Porteous Riots occur in Edinburgh Scotland
• Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab writes the Kitab at-tawhidt, marking the beginning of modern Islamic fundamentalism

January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Reign From 1704 until 1709 and from 1733 until 1736 Elected In 1704 and 1733 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On October 4, 1705 in the St. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Francis I Francis I (December 8, 1708 – August 18, 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany. ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... His Royal Highness The Prince Frederick, Prince of Wales (Frederick Louis) (February 1, 1707 - March 31, 1751) was the only man of that name ever to hold the title Prince of Wales, and is best remembered as the father of King George III of the United Kingdom and as the... Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (November 30, 1719-February 8, 1772) was Princess of Wales from May 8, 1736 to March 31, 1751. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... The Battle of Ackia (uh-KEE-uh) took place on May 26, 1736 near present-day Tupelo, Mississippi, part of a struggle for control of the Mississippi River. ... Young Chickasaw warrior The Chickasaws are a Native American people of the United States, originally from present-day Mississippi, now mostly living in Oklahoma. ... Pierre Louis Maupertuis, here wearing lapmudes or a fur coat from his Lapland expedition. ... Louis XV (February 15, 1710 – May 10, 1774), called the Well-Beloved (French: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1715 to 1774. ... Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area - Population  - Sami  - Non-Sami - (Year) - (Year) Independence None¹ Time zone UTC +1 to +3 ¹/ Integrated parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia respectively, but with varying degrees of autonomy for the Sami population. ... Meridian is: Meridian (astronomy): an imaginary circle perpendicular to the horizon. ... Earth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. ... Sir Isaac Newton in Godfrey Knellers 1689 portrait Sir Isaac Newton (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1727 by the Julian calendar in use in England at the time; or 4 January 1643 – 31 March 1727 by the Gregorian calendar) was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and alchemist who... Method of Fluxions was a book by Isaac Newton. ... Thomas Bayes Reverend Thomas Bayes (c. ... Leonhard Euler by Emanuel Handmann Leonhard Euler [oilÉ™r] (April 15, 1707 - September 18, 1783) was a Swiss mathematician and physicist. ... Map of Königsberg in Eulers time showing the actual layout of the seven bridges, highlighting the river Pregel and the bridges. ... The crown of Anna Ioannovna Anna Ivanovna (In Russian: Анна Ивановна) (February 7, 1693 - October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. ... Neustrelitz is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Mecklenburg-Strelitz was a duchy in northern Germany, roughly consisting of the present day district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (the historical Stargarder Land), bordering areas of modern-day Brandenburg with the town of Fürstenberg and the area around Ratzeburg in modern Schleswig-Holstein. ... Gembun (元文) was a Japanese era after Kyōhō and before Kampō and spanned from 1736 to 1741. ... George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney (February 9, 1666 - January 29, 1737) was a British soldier. ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... Bushehr or Bushire (بوشهر), pop. ... In England, a succession of Witchcraft Acts have governed witchcraft and provided penalties for its practice. ... The bathing machine was a device which flourished in the 19th century to allow people to wade in the ocean at beaches without violating Victorian notions of modesty. ... Timeline of Belgrade: 7th millennium BC - First known neolithic settlement in the territory of Belgrade. ... The Kyōhō reforms (享保の改革) were a set of reforms instigated by the eighth shogun of Japan, Tokugawa Yoshimune, that lasted from the beginning of his reign in 1716 until 1736. ... Location within the British Isles. ... Captain John Porteous and the Edinburgh Riots (d 1736) As Captain of the City Guard of Edinburgh, Captain John Porteous was charged with keeping the peace and when, in April 1736, two convicted smugglers were due to be publicly hanged, the public outcry was such that the hangman had to... Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab al-Tamimi (b. ...

Births

• January 7 - Andrew Adams, American judge (d. 1797
• January 19 - James Watt, Scottish inventor (d. 1819)
• January 25 - Joseph Louis Lagrange, Italian-born mathematician and astronomer (d. 1813)
• February 3 - Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Austrian musician (d. 1809)
• February 29 - Ann Lee, American religious leader (d. 1784)
• May 10 - George Steevens, English literary critic (d. 1800)
• May 29 - Patrick Henry, American patriot (d. 1799)
• June 7 - Fermín Lasuén, Spanish missionary (d. 1803)
• June 14 - Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, French physicist (d. 1806)
• June 21 - Enoch Poor, American general (d. 1780)
• June 25 - John Horne Tooke, English politician and philologist (d. 1812)
• July - Juan Bautista de Anza, Governor of the Spanish Province of New Mexico (d. 1788)
• September 10 - Carter Braxton, signer of the American Declaration of Independence (d. 1797)
• September 15 - Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer (d. 1793)
• October 27 - James Macpherson, Scottish poet (d. 1796)
• John Francis Edward Acton, Prime Minister of Naples (d. 1811)
• Robert Jephson, Irish dramatist (d. 1803)
• Antonio de León y Gama, Mexican archeologist
• Daniel Morgan, American pioneer, Congressman from Virginia, and general (d. 1802)
• Pierre le Pelley I, Seigneur of Sark (d. 1778)
• Alexander Runciman, Scottish painter (d. 1785)
• Claudius Smith, American revolutionary (d. 1779)
• Edward Waring, British mathematician (d. 1798)

January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736_November 26, 1797) was an American leader in Connecticut during the Revolutionary War. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the Scottish engineer and inventor. ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Joseph Louis Lagrange Joseph Louis Lagrange (January 25, 1736 – April 10, 1813) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer who later lived in France and Prussia. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johann Georg Albrechtsberger (February 3, 1736 - March 7, 1809) was an Austrian musician who was born at Kloster-Neuburg, near Vienna. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. ... Mother Ann Lee (February 29, 1736 - September 8, 1784) was a member of the Shakers; who, during the 1770s, emigrated to Watervliet, New York. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... George Steevens (May 10, 1736 - January 22, 1800), was an English Shakespearean commentator. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was a prominent figure in the American Revolution. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Father Fermín Francisco de Lasuén de Arasqueta (June 7, 1736 – June 26, 1803) was a Spanish missionary to the Americas. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Portrait of Coulomb Charles Augustin Coulomb (June 14, 1736 – August 23, 1806) was a French physicist. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736 – September 8, 1780) was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ... John Horne Tooke (June 25, 1736 - March 18, 1812), was an English politician and philologist. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 1736 - December 19, 1788) was a Novo-Spanish explorer working for the Spanish empire. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Carter Braxton (September 16, 1736–October 10, 1797), was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a representative of Virginia. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Jean Sylvain Bailly Jean-Sylvain Bailly (September 15, 1736 – November 12, 1793), French astronomer and orator, was one of the leaders of the early part of the French Revolution. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... James Macpherson (October 27, 1736–February 17, 1796), was a Scottish poet, known as the translator of the Ossianic poems. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... Sir John Francis Edward Acton, 6th Baronet (1736 - August 12, 1811) was prime minister of Naples under Ferdinand IV. He was the son of Edward Acton, a physician at Besançon, and was born there in 1736, succeeding to the title and estates in 1791, on the death of his... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Jephson (1736 - May 31, 1803), was an Irish dramatist. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Daniel Morgan (1736-1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and Congressman from Virginia. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre le Pelley I(1736 - 1778) was Seigneur of Sark from 1752 to 1778. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Runciman (1736 - October 4, 1785), was a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Claudius Smith ( 1736 – January 22, 1779), the notorious Cowboy Terrorist of the American Revolution was the oldest son of David Smith (1701–1787) – a tailor, cattleman, miller, constable, and finally judge – from Brookhaven, New York and Meriam (Williams) Carle from Hempstead, New York the daughter of Samuel Williams. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Edward Waring (1736 - August 15, 1798) was British mathematician who was born in Old Heath (near Shrewsbury) Shropshire England and died in Pontesbury Shropshire England He was Lucasian professor of mathematics at Cambridge University from 1760 until his death. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Deaths

• January 31 - Filippo Juvara, Italian architect (b. 1678)
• February 7 - Stephen Gray, English dyer, astronomer, and scientist (b. 1666)
• March 16 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (b. 1710)
• March 25 - Nicholas Hawksmoor, British architect
• April 24 - Eugene of Savoy, French-born Austrian general (b. 1663)
• April 30 - Johann Albert Fabricius, German scholar and bibliographer (b. 1668)
• September 16 - Gabriel Fahrenheit, German physicist and inventor (b. 1686)
• December 10 - António Manoel de Vilhena, Portuguese ruler of Malta (b. 1663)
• December 28 - Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
• Ahmed III, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1637)
• Captain John Porteous, Scottish captain