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| Years: 1737 1738 1739 - 1740 - 1741 1742 1743 | |
| Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
Events
- May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I.
- October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). However, her succession to the Holy Roman Empire is contested widely because she is a woman.
- December 16 - Friedrich II of Prussia invades the Habsburg possession of Silesia, starting the War of the Austrian Succession.
- By the act of English parliament, alien immigrants (including Huguenots and Jews) in the colonies receive British citizenship
- Adam Smith enters Balliol College, Oxford
- George Whitefield founds the Bethesda orphanage
- The song Rule Britannia is first performed at Cliveden
Births
- March - Johann van Beethoven, father of composer Ludwig van Beethoven
- June 2 - Marquis de Sade, aristocrat and author
- August 14 - Pope Pius VII
- August 23 - [baby] Emperor Ivan VI of Russia
- Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit
- Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan
Deaths
- January 5, Antonio Lotti, composer
- February 6, Pope Clement XII
- May 31 - Friedrich Wilhelm I, King of Prussia
- October 20 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
- October 28 - Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia)
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