1751
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| Years: 1748 1749 1750 - 1751 - 1752 1753 1754 |
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| Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s |
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1751 in topic: Lists of leaders: |
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Events
- Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow
- March 25 - For the last time, New Year's Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales.
- March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales.
- First publication of Encyclopédie
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Births
- January 12 - Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1825)
- February 20 - Johann Heinrich Voß, German poet (d. 1826)
- March 16 - James Madison, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)
- May 24 - Charles Emmanuel IV of Savoy, King of Sardinia (d. 1819)
- July 11 - Caroline Matilda of Wales (d. 1775)
- John André, English soldier (d. 1780)
- October 30 - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Irish dramatist and politician (d. 1816)
- Thomas Sheraton, English furniture designer (d. 1806)
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Deaths
- January 17 - Tomaso Albinoni, Italian composer (b. 1671)
- January 20 - John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (b. 1665)
- January 25 - Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (b. 1675)
- February 9 - Henri François d'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France (b. 1668)
- March 25 - King Frederick I of Sweden (b. 1676)
- March 31 - Frederick, Prince of Wales (b. 1707)
- August 30 - Christopher Polhem, Swedish scientist (b. 1661)
- October 22 - Prince William IV of Orange (b. 1711)
- October 26 - Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (b. 1702)
- December 12 - Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (b. 1678)
- December 16 - Leopold II of Anhalt-Dessau, Prussian general (b. 1700)
- Thomas Coram, English philanthropist (b. 1668)
