What happened in 1751?
53 recorded events in 1751, including 19 in people, 14 in architecture & engineering and 6 in religion & belief systems. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Siege of Arcot
1751 siege
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Battle of Kirkhbulakh
1751 battle
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Battle of Arnee
1751 battle during the Second Carnatic War
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Raid on Dartmouth
1751 Massacre of British-Canadians during Father Le Loutre's War
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Siege of Trichinopoly
1751-52 siege of Trichinopoly during the Second Carnatic War
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People 19
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Henri François d'Aguesseau died
Chancellor of France (1668-1751)
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Christopher Polhem died
Swedish inventor (1661-1751)
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Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux died
Swiss astronomer (1718–1751)
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John Elton died
Merchant and adventurer
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John Machin died
English mathematician
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Benjamin Robins died
British engineer
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George Graham died
British clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist (1673-1751)
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Martin Knutzen died
German philosopher (1713–1751)
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Andrew Gordon died
British physicist
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Charles Dieupart died
French composer active in England
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James Madison born
Born in Port Conway. President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836).
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Tipu Sultan born
Born in Devanahalli. Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore from 1782 to 1799.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan born
Born in Dublin. Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816).
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Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies born
Born in Naples. King of Naples (1759-1806, 1815-1816), Sicily (1759-1816), and the Two Sicilies (1816-1825).
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Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz born
Born in Cesvaine. German writer of Baltic German origin (1751-1792).
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Emanuel Schikaneder born
Born in Straubing. German actor and singer.
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Johann Heinrich Voss born
Born in Sommerstorf. German poet and classics translator (1751–1826).
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Henry Dearborn born
Born in North Hampton. American politician (1751-1829).
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Judith Sargent Murray born
Born in Gloucester. American writer and advocate for women's rights (1751-1820).
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Science & Technology 3
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Pennsylvania Hospital
Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States
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St Luke's Hospital for Lunatics
London, open from 1751 to 1916
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Royal Victoria Infirmary
Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Shahbulag Mosque
Mosque in the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan
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Sinagoga Norsa Torrazzo
Building in Mantua, Italy
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St. Demetrius Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Budapest)
Church in Budapest, Hungary
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Saint James church in Rzepcze
Church building in Rzepcze, Poland
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Nostra Signora della Vittoria
Church building in Mignanego, Italy
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Madonna dell'Angelo
Madonna dell'Angelo (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 2
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Royal Worcester
Company
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John Smith & Son
United Kingdom academic bookseller
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Disasters & Pandemics 3
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1751 Concepción earthquake
In May 1751 a violent quake destroyed Concepción city. Según crónicas de la época, "la tierra bramaba y a la media hora comenzó a hervir el mar", pasando tres veces sobre la ciudad "con más violencia que la carrera de un caballo".
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1751 Port-au-Prince earthquake
Magnitude 7-8 earthquake that occurred in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in 1751
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1751 Takada earthquake
On May 21, 1751, a magnitude 7.0–7.4 earthquake struck near Takada in present-day Jōetsu City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, causing significant damage and resulting in approximately 2,100 fatalities
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Architecture & Engineering 14
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Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Skałka
Church building in Kraków, Poland
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Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Ospedale L'Albergo Reale dei Poveri
Former public hospital/almshouse in Naples, southern Italy
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Sts. Peter and Paul Church
Church building in Starocherkasskaya, Russia
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San Giuliano
Church building in Catania, Italy
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Sant'Anna a Capuana, Naples
Church
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Church of San Lorenzo
Church in Brescia, Italy
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Ytre Rendal Church
Church building in Rendalen, Innlandet, Norway
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St Andrew's-by-the-Green
Church building in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Tohmajärvi Church
Church building in Tohmajärvi, Finland
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Santa Maria di Piazza, Turin
Church building in Turin, Italy
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St Lawrence's Church, West Wycombe
Church in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
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Aquia Church
Church building in Virginia, United States of America
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Empires & Countries 1
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Zand Iran founded
Zand Iran was founded, with its capital at Shiraz.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1751 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1751.
1750s 1
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Trinity Church of Kazimierz in Kraków
Roman Catholic church in Kraków, Poland
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