1750s

The 1750s was a decade that began on 1 January 1750 and ended on 31 December 1759. It is distinct from the decade known as the 176th decade which began on January 1, 1751 and ended on December 31, 1760.

Events

• The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first side was the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the Electorate of Hanover, and Prussia; the second side was Austria, the Kingdom of France, the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Saxony, and Sweden.
• Gregorian Calendar accepted in Europe.
• The French and Indian War on the American Continent.
• Lisbon is destroyed by an earthquake.
• Great Upheaval: French settlers are moved out of Acadia by the British.
• The Battle of Plassey of 1757 in Bengal resulted in the beginning of British rule in India and the end of Indian independence.

Births

• Betsy Ross, American seamstress
• Miguel Hidalgo, Mexican Catholic priest and revolutionary
• Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Deaths

• Johann Sebastian Bach, German musician
• King John V of Portugal
• Montesquieu, French writer
• Iyasus II, Emperor of Ethiopia