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The 1740s (pronounced "seventeen-forties") decade ran from January 1, 1740, to December 31, 1749. Many events during this decade sparked an impetus for
1740s
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1740s_in_Wales
The decade of the 1740s in archaeology involved some significant events. 1748: Jeong Ji-hae, a Yangban and father of the Governor of Jinju, excavates
1740s_in_archaeology
The list of shipwrecks in the 1740s includes some ships sunk, wrecked or otherwise lost during the 1740s. 1740 began on March 25.[Note 1] ^ Until 1752
List of shipwrecks in the 1740s
List_of_shipwrecks_in_the_1740s
Premier competition in real tennis
gained popularity. The first recorded champion was Clergé, The Elder in the 1740s. Men's singles: 1740 Men's doubles: 2001 Women's singles: 1985 Women's doubles:
Real Tennis World Championship
Real_Tennis_World_Championship
17th century 18th century 19th century Decades 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s Categories: Births – Deaths Establishments
Timeline_of_the_18th_century
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1741, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1741
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Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899)
Timeline_of_geopolitical_changes_(1500–1899)
1660 history of the persecution of Anabaptists
Martyrs Mirror or The Bloody Theater, first published in Holland in 1660 in Dutch by Thieleman J. van Braght, documents the stories and testimonies of
Martyrs_Mirror
The following is a timeline of the history of shipbuilding on the River Wear in Tyne and Wear, England. 1346 Thomas Menvill paid Bishop Hatfield an annual
Timeline of shipbuilding on the River Wear
Timeline_of_shipbuilding_on_the_River_Wear
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1742, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1742
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 18th century, and the 8th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1747, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1747
Japanese name for a type of generator
generated through friction, and on the invention of the Leyden jar in the 1740s, as a convenient means to store static electricity in rather large quantities
Erekiteru
Compositions by J.S. Bach
gamba and harpsichord. They probably date from the late 1730s and early 1740s. Although the dating of Bach's three sonatas for viola da gamba and cembalo
Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord (Bach)
Sonatas_for_viola_da_gamba_and_harpsichord_(Bach)
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List of decades, centuries, and millennia
List_of_decades,_centuries,_and_millennia
Iranian Jewish community
Jewish community of Mashhad, Iran (Persian: یهودیان مشهد) was formed in the 1740s. After the Allahdad pogrom, members emigrated to escape persecution and
Mashhadi_Jews
were worn over small, domed hoops, called panniers, in the 1730s and early 1740s. Depending on the occasion, these panniers varied in size. Smaller hoops
1700–1750_in_Western_fashion
The following lists events that happened during the 1740s in South Africa. Henri Guillaume Bossau, founder of the Boshoff family in South Africa and great-grandfather
1740s_in_South_Africa
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1740, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1740
The city of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by General Moses Cleaveland of the Connecticut Land Company on July 22, 1796. Its central location on the southern
History_of_Cleveland
Russian state from 1721 to 1917
Volga-Ural region, particularly under the Office of Newly Baptized during the 1740s. In the 18th century, Catherine II issued an edict of toleration that gave
Russian_Empire
First Polish-language encyclopedia
Nowe Ateny (New Athens) is the abbreviated title of the first Polish-language encyclopedia, authored by the 18th-century Polish priest Benedykt Joachim
Nowe_Ateny
Town in Maryland, United States
Bladensburg is a town in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 9,657 at the 2020 census. Areas in Bladensburg are located
Bladensburg,_Maryland
This is a timeline of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). Major Mongol and Jurchen rulers on the eve of the Jurchen unification and conquest (early 17th century)
Timeline_of_the_Qing_dynasty
Reformed Christianity originated with the Reformation in Switzerland when Huldrych Zwingli began preaching what would become the first form of the Reformed
History of Reformed Christianity
History_of_Reformed_Christianity
Historic farmstead in Pennsylvania
site were constructed by the Hess family in the 18th century, including a 1740s log farmhouse, a 1778 stone farmhouse, and a 1769 oil mill. Both houses
The_Hess_Homestead
German manufacturer of ceramics
Villeroy & Boch (German: [ˌvɪlərɔɪ.ʔʊntˈbɔx], French pronunciation: [vilʁwa e bɔk]), abbreviated V&B (also VB), is a German manufacturer of ceramic goods
Villeroy_&_Boch
Empress of Japan from 1762 to 1771
Empress Go-Sakuramachi (Japanese: 後桜町天皇, Hepburn: Go-Sakuramachi-tennō; 23 September 1740 – 24 December 1813) was the 117th monarch of Japan, according
Empress_Go-Sakuramachi
This article gives a chronological list of years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable
List_of_years_in_literature
Official residence of the Lord Mayor of London
Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. The Mansion House is used for some of the City of London's most formal
Mansion_House,_London
English financier (1747–1808)
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Levy_Barent_Cohen
Medieval great hall in London, England
clothing there in his diary in the 1660s. Restorations undertaken in the 1740s included the insertion of props inside the Hall to support the roof, and
Westminster_Hall
Cemetery in Berlin, Germany
The Invalids' Cemetery (German: Invalidenfriedhof) is one of the oldest cemeteries in Berlin. It was the traditional resting place of the Prussian Army
Invalids'_Cemetery
The following elections occurred in the 18th century, between the years 1701 and 1800. January 1701 English general election November 1701 English general
List_of_elections,_1701–1800
German painter
Stephan II Enroth, Abbot of Salem Monastery (c.1740s)
Gottfried_Bernhard_Göz
Ottoman architectural style in the 18th and early 19th centuries
decorative forms to mostly traditional Ottoman building types. It emerged in the 1740s during the reign of Mahmud I (r. 1730–1754) and its most important early
Ottoman_Baroque_architecture
Matter with biological processes
classification began with Carl Linnaeus's system of binomial nomenclature in the 1740s. Living things are composed of biochemical molecules, formed mainly from
Life
Monarch or princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
Alangkajeng (1722-c. 1740) [son] Gusti Agung Putu Mayun (1740s) [nephew] Gusti Agung Made Munggu (1740s–1770/80) [brother] Gusti Agung Putu Agung (1770/80-1793/94)
Raja
Sikh military confederation during the 18th century in Punjab
(1748–1799) in the Punjab region. It was established by Nawab Kapur Singh in late 1740s. The religion of Sikhism began at the time of the conquest of Northern India
Dal_Khalsa_(Sikh_army)
Former empire (c. 1299–1922)
which eventually gave rise to the Ottoman Baroque style that emerged in the 1740s. The Nuruosmaniye Mosque is one of the most important examples from this
Ottoman_Empire
expanded greatly after the First Great Awakening, a religious revival in the 1740s led by preachers such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. American
History_of_the_United_States
1736–1796 Iranian dynasty of Turkoman origin
The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: دودمان افشاریان, romanized: Dudemān-e Afshāriyān) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu
Afsharid_dynasty
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1749, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1749
American woman (1744–1829)
Elizabeth Freeman (c. 1744 – December 28, 1829), also known as Mumbet, was one of the first slaves to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts. The
Elizabeth_Freeman
Historical period in Britain from 1714 to c. 1830–37
for Augustan drama, Augustan poetry and Augustan prose in the period 1700–1740s. The term Augustan refers to the acknowledgement of the influence of Latin
Georgian_era
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1746, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1746
Irish government complex and historical castle in Dublin
in state. It is one of the oldest rooms in the castle, dating from the 1740s. Its decoration largely dates from c. 1790, including the most significant
Dublin_Castle
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Richmond, Virginia, United States Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Great Indian Warpath
Timeline of Richmond, Virginia
Timeline_of_Richmond,_Virginia
This is a list of works by William Hogarth by publication date (if known). As a printmaker Hogarth often employed other engravers to produce his work and
List of works by William Hogarth
List_of_works_by_William_Hogarth
Georgian royal prince (1713–1762)
of the Bagrationi dynasty and claimant to the kingship of Kartli in the 1740s. Abdullah Beg was the eldest son of Jesse (Ali Quli Khan), a Muslim ruler
Abdullah_Beg_of_Kartli
Painting by Thomas Hudson
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Portrait of Theodore Jacobsen (Hudson)
Portrait_of_Theodore_Jacobsen_(Hudson)
17th-century palace in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
protected national monument. The Nayaks of Madurai ruled from 1545 until the 1740s, and Tirumala Nayaka (1623–1659) was one of their greatest kings, notable
Thirumalai_Nayakkar_Mahal
American Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
theory. Franklin started exploring the phenomenon of electricity in the 1740s, after he met the itinerant lecturer Archibald Spencer, who used static
Benjamin_Franklin
Capital of Tennessee, United States
extensive fur trading network with the local Native Americans, but by the 1740s the settlement had largely been abandoned. In 1779, a settling party organized
Nashville,_Tennessee
Hospital in Dublin, Ireland
The Rotunda Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal an Rotunda; legally the Hospital for the Relief of Poor Lying-in Women, Dublin) is a maternity hospital on Parnell
Rotunda_Hospital
Ethnic group in the larger Kashmir region
Gujjars in Poonch and defeated him, killing Inayat Ullah Khan. Later in the 1740s, Babar Ullah Khan, a district commissioner, wanted independence and hot
Gurjars_in_Kashmir
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1743, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1743
One hundred years, from 1800 BC to 1701 BC
18th century BC 17th century BC Decades 1790s BC 1780s BC 1770s BC 1760s BC 1750s BC 1740s BC 1730s BC 1720s BC 1710s BC 1700s BC Categories: Births – Deaths Establishments
18th_century_BC
Japanese woodblock prints
name. Throughout the roughly twenty years of their popularity, from the 1740s to the 1760s, the number of woodblocks used per print gradually increased
Benizuri-e
Sovereign state in Western Europe (1707–1801)
for Augustan drama, Augustan poetry and Augustan prose in the period 1700–1740s. The term "Augustan" refers to the acknowledgement of the influence of classical
Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
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Timeline_of_musical_events
Castle in Sceaux, France
A coloured engraving of Sceaux in the 1740s
Château_de_Sceaux
Title in the Peerage of Scotland
Galloway House, the family seat in Scotland from the 1740s until 1908
Earl_of_Galloway
Calendar year
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1726
Baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work
renounced the Jacobite cause in return for possession of his estates. In the 1740s he commissioned William Adam to design a new house at Dounie. Adam's last
Beaufort_Castle,_Scotland
Argentine revolutionary (1928–1967)
descendant of Patrick Lynch, who emigrated from County Galway, Ireland in the 1740s. Partido Unido de la Revolución Socialista de Cuba, a.k.a. PURSC. "Guevara"
Che_Guevara
Millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000
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2nd_millennium
French Louisiana colonist executed in 1757
known for his role in leading Choctaw auxiliaries during conflicts in the 1740s, his escape from imprisonment, and receiving a royal pardon from King Louis
Jean_Baptiste_Baudreau_II
Painting by Jean-Charles Frontier
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Vulcan_Chaining_Prometheus
Musical instrument
The nail violin is a musical instrument that consists of a semicircular wooden soundboard, with nails of various lengths arranged to produce a chromatic
Nail_violin
Predominantly Scottish cloth pattern
tartans. For example, the famous painting The MacDonald Boys Playing Golf (1740s), attributed usually to William Mosman but sometimes to Jeremiah Davison
Tartan
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 48th year of the 18th century, and the 9th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1748, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1748
The year 1746 in science and technology involved some significant events. John Roebuck invents the lead-chamber process for the manufacture of sulfuric
1746_in_science
Town in Manitoba, Canada
locals after the first trading post, called Fort Paskoya, constructed in the 1740s by French and Canadian traders. The Pasquia River begins in the Pasquia
The_Pas
Painting by Canaletto
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A_Regatta_on_the_Grand_Canal
Painting by Samuel Scott
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Wager's_Action_off_Cartagena
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1744, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1744
← 1759 1758 1757 1760 in Iceland → 1761 1762 1763 Decades: 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s See also: Other events in 1760 · Timeline of Icelandic history
1760_in_Iceland
Princely state of British India and Pakistan
Makran state c.1740s–1955 Flag Makran state in Pakistan 1955 (in red) Status independent kingdom (1740s–1839) princely state under British Raj (1839–1947)
Makran_(princely_state)
1968 film by Henri Verneuil
Guns for San Sebastian (French: La bataille de San Sebastian) is a 1968 French Western film based on the 1962 novel A Wall for San Sebastian, written by
Guns_for_San_Sebastian
Cartographer
Mary Ann Scalé c. 1725 England Died May 1774 Other names Mary Ann Scalé, M. A. Rocque, Mary Ann Bew, Ann Bew Years active 1740s-1760s Spouse John Rocque
Mary_Ann_Rocque
English interior designer and cabinetmaker
(cabinetmaker). Born and trained in London, he immigrated to America in the 1740s, settling permanently in Charleston, South Carolina. The socio-economic
Thomas_Elfe
Historical, archival research and writing of the UK
ministerial projects such as Nicholas Tindal's continuation of Rapin, the 1740s saw opposition, Country-Whig histories conceived as paired works: William
Historiography of the United Kingdom
Historiography_of_the_United_Kingdom
2016 novel by English writer Francis Spufford
Golden Hill is a 2016 novel by the English writer Francis Spufford. It won the Costa Book Award for a first novel, and the Ondaatje Prize. As explained
Golden_Hill_(novel)
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bavaria, Germany
Church")) is a Roman Catholic oval Rococo church, designed in the late 1740s and completed in 1754. It is the major work of the brothers Johann Baptist
Wieskirche
This article about an American businessperson born in the 1740s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.
Ebenezer_Crafts
This is a list of works by John Wesley, a Christian cleric, theologian and evangelist, who founded the Methodist movement. Wesley produced hundreds of
John and Charles Wesley bibliography
John_and_Charles_Wesley_bibliography
with consecutive collections. In Great Britain, children's writers of the 1740s and 1750s experimented with short fictions designed to teach behavioural
Moral_literature
Historical City in Lualaba, DR Congo
still persist in Musumba. As the Lunda Empire expanded in the 1730s and 1740s and into the 1750s large amounts of people from other areas were brought
Musumba
Second-largest city in Russia
years until the known Russian spelling of this name finally settled. In 1740s Mikhail Lomonosov uses a derivative of Greek: Πετρόπολις (Петрополис, Petropolis)
Saint_Petersburg
← 1738 1737 1736 1739 in Iceland → 1740 1741 1742 Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s See also: Other events in 1739 · Timeline of Icelandic history
1739_in_Iceland
1748 battle of the Second Carnatic War
The Battle of Ambur (3 August 1749) was the first major battle of the Second Carnatic War. The battle was initiated by Muzaffar Jung and supported by Joseph
Battle_of_Ambur
Large bay off Barbuda
murder on the island's mainland took place during a slave rebellion in the 1740s. 17-mile beach The Caribbean Sea from the west coast A destroyed hotel on
Low_Bay
Calendar year
2nd millennium, the 45th year of the 18th century, and the 6th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1745, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead
1745
American politician (1749–1802)
John Ewing Colhoun (c. 1749 – October 26, 1802) was a United States senator and lawyer from South Carolina. Colhoun, was born in Staunton, Virginia, where
John_E._Colhoun
Italian opera singer
Rome, and began singing in the 1740s. He sang in a number of comic operas in various parts of Italy through the 1740s, 1750s, and early 1760s, by composers
Francesco_Carattoli
Johann Sebastian Bach's adaptation of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater
composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is an arrangement that Bach made in the 1740s of Pergolesi's Stabat Mater from 1736, slightly expanding the orchestral
Tilge, Höchster, meine Sünden, BWV 1083
Tilge,_Höchster,_meine_Sünden,_BWV_1083
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2027_in_American_music
← 1753 1752 1751 1754 in Iceland → 1755 1756 1757 Decades: 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s See also: Other events in 1754 · Timeline of Icelandic history
1754_in_Iceland
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1734_in_the_Ottoman_Empire
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