- Feb 8 French and Spanish fleet leave Toulon
- Feb 9 Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews)
- Feb 22 Battle of Toulon or Battle of Cape Sicié: British vs. French & Spanish fleet
- Mar 11 English auction house Sotheby's holds its first ever auction (of books) in London
- Mar 15 French King Louis XV declares war on Britain
- May 17 French army takes Austrian Netherlands
- May 31 French troops conquer Kortrijk
- Jun 6 France and Prussia sign peace treaty
- Sep 30 France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
- Nov 24 John Carteret resigns as British Secretary of State for the Northern Department
- Nov 25 Austrian forces pillage & kill Jews of Prague
Scientific Discovery
Dec 31 English astronomer James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)
