What happened in 1732?
39 recorded events in 1732, including 20 in people, 3 in economy & trade and 3 in science & technology.
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Wars & Conflicts 1
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Battle of Chechen-Aul
1732 battle
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Rasht
1732 territorial settlement between the Russian Empire and Safavid Iran
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People 20
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Constantine II of Kakheti died
King of Kakheti
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Brook Taylor died
English mathematician (1685–1731)
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Louis Feuillée died
French scientist (1660-1732)
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Richard Bradley died
English botanist and writer (1688-1732)
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Joachim Bouvet died
French Jesuit active in China
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Jacques d'Allonville died
Astronomer (1671-1732)
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Christopher Pinchbeck sr. died
British clockmaker and maker of musical automata
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Gaspard Corrette died
French composer and organist
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Robert Wilks died
British actor (1665-1732)
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Christian Heinrich Aschenbrenner died
German musician and violinist
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George Washington born
Born in Westmoreland County. Founding Father and first U.S. president (1732–1799).
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Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais born
Born in rue Saint-Denis. French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799).
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Stanisław August Poniatowski born
Born in Vowchyn. King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1764-1795).
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Jacques Necker born
Born in Geneva. Genevan minister resident in France, French statesman, and finance minister of Louis XVI (1732-1804).
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Johann Christoph Adelung born
Born in Spantekow. German philologist, linguist (1732-1806).
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Peter Forsskål born
Born in Helsinki. Swedish explorer, orientalist, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus (1732-1763).
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Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg born
Born in Stuttgart. Duke of Wurttemburg (1732-1797).
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David Rittenhouse born
Born in Germantown. American astronomer (*1732 – †1796).
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Joseph von Sonnenfels born
Born in Mikulov. Austrian noble (1733-1817).
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Luigi Lanzi born
Born in Treia. Italian art historian and archaeologist (1732–1810).
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Science & Technology 3
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Expedition to Lapland
Expedition by Carl Linnaeus in 1732
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Naples Eastern University
University in Italy
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Universidad de Guanajuato
University in Mexico
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Curaçao synagogue
18th century synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao. Oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas
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Synagogue of Monte San Savino
Synagogue in Monte San Savino
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Economy & Trade 3
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Broadwood and Sons
English piano manufacturer
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Cathrinesminde Teglværk
Danish brickworks
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Schuylkill Fishing Company
Historic angling club in Pennsylvania
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1732 Montreal earthquake
Earthquake in Canada
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1732 Irpinia earthquake
November 1732 earthquake in Southern Italy
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Architecture & Engineering 2
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Clérigos Church
Baroque church in Portugal
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Warsaw
Church building in Warsaw, Poland
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Sports & Entertainment 3
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Royal Opera House
Opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London (3rd theatre on the site, opened 1858)
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Teatro Argentina
Theater in Rome, Italy
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Manoel Theatre
Theatre in Valletta, Malta
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Empires & Countries 2
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Indore State founded
Indore State was founded, with its capital at Indore.
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Oudh State founded
Oudh State was founded.
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