- Jan 26 Britain, Netherlands, Austria & Sardinia sign anti-French treaty
- Mar 19 Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize North American colonies
Ruins of Pompeii
Apr 1 Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre
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Event of Interest
Jun 24 The Kingswood School is opened by John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley in Bristol. The school later moved to Bath
John Wesley
- Jun 28 Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed
- Aug 15 United Lutheran Church the American colonies organized
- Aug 16 "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies
- Aug 26 The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Oct 18 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle signed, ending War of Austrian Succession
- Dec 26 France & Austria sign treaty about Southern Netherlands