Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1751. This year saw 13 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political…
First international world title prizefight: Jack Stack of England defeats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 minutes in England
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751.
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
Adolf (or Adolph) Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik; German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771.
The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC
Stockholm has largely escaped looting and natural disasters, but the city's major scourges have been fires, which in the worst cases have wiped out entire neighborhoods.
Thomas Colley is executed in England for drowning a supposed witch
Amsterdam refuses the establishment of a Jewish ghetto
Britain signs Austrian & Russian alliance
The list of ship launches in 1751 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1751.
The Theresian Military Academy (German: Theresianische Militärakademie, TherMilAk) is a military academy in Austria, where the Austrian Armed Forces train their officers.
France sets plan to tax clergymen
James Madison is born
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1705] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political…
First international world title prizefight: Jack Stack of England defeats challenger M. Petit of France in 29 minutes in England
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751.
First performing monkey exhibited in New York City, USA (admission 1 cent)
Adolf (or Adolph) Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik; German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death in 1771.
The New York Gazette and Post Boy carries first public report of a cricket match played in America; New York XI v London XI on the site of what is today the Fulton Fish Market in Manhattan, NYC
Stockholm has largely escaped looting and natural disasters, but the city's major scourges have been fires, which in the worst cases have wiped out entire neighborhoods.
Thomas Colley is executed in England for drowning a supposed witch
Amsterdam refuses the establishment of a Jewish ghetto
Britain signs Austrian & Russian alliance
The list of ship launches in 1751 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1751.
The Theresian Military Academy (German: Theresianische Militärakademie, TherMilAk) is a military academy in Austria, where the Austrian Armed Forces train their officers.
France sets plan to tax clergymen