- Jan 3 Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- Jan 16 Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre, London, whose inevitable non-appearance caused a riot. It's alleged the Duke of Montagu perpetrated the fiasco to win a bet.
- Jan 21 Verona Philharmonic Theatre destroyed by fire. Rebuilt 1754.
- Feb 28 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' novel "Tom Jones" published
Music For The Royal Fireworks
Apr 27 First performance of George Frideric Handel's "Music For The Royal Fireworks" in Green Park, London
- Jun 21 Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Netherlands
- Jun 21 Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded by the British - sparks Father Le Loutre's War
- Jun 25 General fast because of drought in Massachusetts
- Jun 29 New Governor Charles de la Ralière Des Herbiers arrives at Isle Royale (Cape Breton Island).
- Jul 20 Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"
- Jul 21 Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland
- Oct 26 Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal
- Nov 2 English Ohio Trade Company forms first trading post
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