1747 facts for kids
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s – 1740s – 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1744 1745 1746 – 1747 – 1748 1749 1750 |
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Events
- Afghanistan becomes independent from Persia.
- February 11 – A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Coulon de Villiers, attacks British troops at Grand Pré, Nova Scotia.
- April 9 – The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded on Tower Hill, London, for high treason.
- May 14 – War of the Austrian Succession: First battle of Cape Finisterre.
- June 9 – Emperor Momozono rises to power in Japan, after Emperor Sakuramachi.
Births
- January 15 – John Aikin, English doctor and writer (died 1822)
- January 19 – Johann Elert Bode, German astronomer (died 1826)
- January 26 – Samuel Parr, English schoolmaster (died 1825)
- February 19 – John "Walking" Stewart, traveller and philosopher (died 1822)
- February 21 – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist (died 1795)
- May 5 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1792)
- July 6 – John Paul Jones, American naval captain (died 1792)
- October 8 – Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (died 1807)
- December 12 – Anna Seward, English writer (died 1809)
Deaths
- January 16 – Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (born 1680)
- March 16 – Christian Augustus of Anhalt-Zerbst, father of Catherine II of Russia (born 1690)
- March 23 – Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French soldier (born 1675)
- April 2 – Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (born 1684)
- April 7 – Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian field marshal (born 1676)
- May 28 – Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French writer (born 1715)
- May 31 – Andrei Osterman, Russian statesman (born 1686)
- June – Nadir Shah, Persian leader (born 1688)
- June 19 – Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (born 1669)
- July 9 – Giovanni Bononcini, Italian composer (born 1670)
- October 10 – John Potter, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c.1674)
- November 17 – Alain-René Le Sage, French writer (born 1668)
- December 2 – Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (born 1695)
Images for kids
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October: Ahmad Shah Durrani crowned as king of Afghanistan.
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See also
In Spanish: 1747 para niños
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