What happened in 1748?

Siege of Maastricht

Wars & Conflicts · Maastricht

French siege of Maastricht by Maurice of Saxony during the War of Austrian Succession in 1748

Battle of Manupur

Wars & Conflicts · Sirhind-Fategarh

1748 battle fought between the Mughal Empire and the Durrani Empire

Siege of Pondicherry

Wars & Conflicts · Pondicherry

1748 siege

Siege of Cuddalore

Wars & Conflicts · Cuddalore

1748 battle

Battle of Bagru

Wars & Conflicts · Bagru

1748 battle

Siege of Amritsar

Wars & Conflicts · Amritsar

1748 siege

Afghan–Sikh Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Kashmir

Series of wars between the Afghan Durrani Empire and the Sikh Empire

Battle of Havana

Wars & Conflicts · Havana

1748 naval battle between British and Spanish squadrons in the War of Jenkins' Ear

Action of 18 March 1748

Wars & Conflicts

1748 naval battle

Battle of Saint-Louis-du-Sud

Wars & Conflicts · Saint-Louis-du-Sud

1748 naval battle

Indian campaign of Ahmad Shah Durrani

Wars & Conflicts · North India

Overview of Afghan military conquests in India under Ahmad Shah Durrani

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

Johann Bernoulli died

People · Basel

Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)

Aleksei Chirikov died

People · Moscow

Russian explorer

Lazare Picault died

People · Pamplemousses

Died in Pamplemousses. French explorer.

Marretje Arents died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch fishwife/rebellion leader sentenced to death

Ewald Georg von Kleist died

People · Koszalin

German physicist and bishop (1700-1748)

Pedro Vicente Maldonado died

People · London

Ecuadorian scientist

Anne Bracegirdle died

People · London

English actress and soprano (1671-1748)

Jeremy Bentham born

People · Houndsditch

Born in Houndsditch. British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832).

Jacques-Louis David born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French painter (1748–1825).

Olympe de Gouges born

People · Montauban

Born in Montauban. French playwright and political activist (1748–1793).

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès born

People · Fréjus

Born in Fréjus. French priest and statesman (1748-1836).

Adam Weishaupt born

People · Ingolstadt

Born in Ingolstadt. German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830).

Claude Louis Berthollet born

People · Talloires

Born in Talloires. French chemist (1748-1822).

Adamantios Korais born

People · İzmir

Born in İzmir. Greek humanist scholar (1748–1833).

Jean-Dominique, comte de Cassini born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French astronomer.

Francesco Mario Pagano born

People · Brienza

Born in Brienza. Italian jurist and author.

Paulinus of St. Bartholomew born

People · Hof am Leithaberge

Born in Hof am Leithaberge. Austrian Carmelite missionary and Orientalist.

Charles IV of Spain born

People · Portici

Born in Portici. King of Spain from 1788 to 1808.

Charles XIII of Sweden born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. King of Sweden (1809-1818) and King of Norway (1814-1818).

Saud al-Kabeer born

People · Diriyah

Born in Diriyah. Ruler of the Emirate of Diriyah from 1803 to 1814.

École royale du génie de Mézières

Science & Technology

Former military academy

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Gherla

Religion & Belief Systems

Heritage site in Cluj County, Romania

Choisy Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral located in Val-de-Marne, in France

St. Ann Cathedral, Caicó

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Caicó, Brazil

Nativity of Christ Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Wooden synagogue from Połaniec

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Michael's Church in Norskoye

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Yaroslavl, Russia

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Cidade Velha

Church in Belém, Pará

Saint Elisabeth of Hungary church in Klucz

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Klucz, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

St. Agatha Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Buchrain in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

parish church of Saints Blaise and Macarius with parish house

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Magliaso in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Sariaya Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Sariaya, Quezon, Philippines

Gottesackerkapelle

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Gutenzell-Hürbel, Tübingen Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Lutheran church in Ziemupe

Religion & Belief Systems

Latvian cultural monument No. 6434

Kapelle Lutter

Religion & Belief Systems · Lutter

Chapel in Lutter, Germany

St. Rasso

Religion & Belief Systems · Schweinegg

Chapel in Schweinegg, Eisenberg, Germany

Chapel of Saint Anne (Hostěnice)

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Old Catholic Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Gachnang in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Pfarrhaus Lampertswalde

Religion & Belief Systems · Lampertswalde

Villeroy & Boch

Economy & Trade · Mettlach

German manufacturer of ceramics

Royal Crown Derby

Economy & Trade · City of Derby

British porcelain manufacturer

Osborne Clarke

Economy & Trade · London

London-based law firm

Veuve Perrin

Economy & Trade · Marseille

French pottery factory

Georgia Experiment

Economy & Trade · St. Simons

Policy prohibiting the ownership of slaves

Leinster House

Architecture & Engineering

Building housing the parliament of Ireland

St Margaret's Church, Babington

Architecture & Engineering · Babington

Church in Babington, Somerset, England, UK

Palazzo Pianetti

Architecture & Engineering

Historic palace in Jesi, Italy

Church of Saint Alexius of Moscow in Rogozhskaya Sloboda

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tagansky District, Russia

Santa Maria Maddalena

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Ravenna, Italy

Fort George

Architecture & Engineering · Ardersier

18th-century fortress built in the Scottish Highlands in the aftermath of the Jacobite Rising of 1745

Bayat Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Village in Azerbaijan

Taktsang Lhamo Monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery in Tibet

Fort de Penthièvre

Architecture & Engineering

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Funchal, Madeira

Smolny Cathedral

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tsentralny District, Russia

Church of Our Lady of Mercy

Architecture & Engineering · Campina

Church building in Belém, Brazil

Saint Catherine church (Dinamo)

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pavlovsk, Russia

Church of the Assumption, Navaria

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Navariia, Ukraine

Middleham Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Maryland, United States

Capella de la Mare de Déu de la Font, Vilallonga

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Valencia Province, Spain

Royal Danish Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Indre By

Theater in Denmark

Karabakh Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Shusha

Karabakh Khanate was founded, with its capital at Shusha.

Sikh Confederacy founded

Empires & Countries · Amritsar

Sikh Confederacy was founded, with its capital at Amritsar.

Bahawalpur founded

Empires & Countries

Bahawalpur was founded.

Junagadh State founded

Empires & Countries · Junagadh

Junagadh State was founded, with its capital at Junagadh.

Shirvan Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Shamakhi

Shirvan Khanate was founded, with its capital at Shamakhi.

Karadagh Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Ahar

Karadagh Khanate was founded, with its capital at Ahar.