- Jan 11 1st American life insurance company incorporated, Philadelphia
- Feb 28 Pope Clement XIII allows Bible to be translated into various languages
- Mar 13 27th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
- Apr 8 British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India
- Apr 13 French beat European Allies in Battle of Bergen
- May 1 British fleet occupies Guadeloupe, West Indies, capturing it from France
- May 31 The Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions
Event of Interest
Jun 27 British general James Wolfe begins the siege of Quebec.
James Wolfe
- Jul 25 British capture Fort Niagara from French (7 Years' War)
- Jul 26 11,000 British troops drive a token French garrison of 400 out of Fort Ticonderoga, New York
- Aug 1 Battle at Minden, Westfalen: Ferdinand van Brunswick beats France
- Aug 10 Carlos III crowned King of Spain
- Aug 12 Battle of Kunersdorf - Russian-Austrian army overpowers Prussians
- Aug 18 -19] 2nd sea battle of Lagos: England vs France
- Sep 12 British soldiers capture the town of Quebec.
- Sep 13 British beat French forces at Plains of Abrahams (Quebec)
- Sep 14 Austrian troops occupy Dresden
- Sep 18 Battle of Quebec ends, French surrender to British who capture Quebec City
- Oct 31 Earthquake in Safed, Palestine kills hundreds
- Nov 20 -22] Battle in Bay of Quiberon, British beat French
- Nov 21 Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians