| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 1 |
J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica |
Jan 14 |
England and Spain sign 2nd Convention of Pardo |
Feb 24 |
Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah. |
Mar 20 |
Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne. |
Apr 5 |
French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty |
Apr 7 |
Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing |
Apr 21 |
Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord |
Jul 10 |
King George II authorised the Admiralty Board to seek maritime reprisals against Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear) |
Jul 22 |
Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia & threaten Belgrade |
Jul 30 |
Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, NJ |
Sep 1 |
35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal |
Sep 9 |
Slave revolt in Stono SC led by Jemmy (25 whites killed) |
Sep 18 |
Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks |
Sep 23 |
Russia & Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade |
Oct 3 |
The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739. |
Oct 19 |
England declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30] |
Oct 23 |
War of Jenkins' Ear starts: British Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, reluctantly declares war on Spain. |
Oct 30 |
Great Britain declares war on Spain: War of Jenkin's Ear [NS=Oct 19] |
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