1752
year
1752 (MDCCLII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1752nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 752nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 52nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1752, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. In the British Empire, the day was just 355 days long.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s – 1750s – 1760s 1770s 1780s |
| Years: | 1749 1750 1751 – 1752 – 1753 1754 1755 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1752 MDCCLII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2505 |
| Armenian calendar | 1201 ԹՎ ՌՄԱ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6502 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1673–1674 |
| Bengali calendar | 1159 |
| Berber calendar | 2702 |
| British Regnal year | 25 Geo. 2 – 26 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2296 |
| Burmese calendar | 1114 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7260–7261 |
| Chinese calendar | 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 4448 or 4388 — to — 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 4449 or 4389 |
| Coptic calendar | 1468–1469 |
| Discordian calendar | 2918 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1744–1745 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5512–5513 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1808–1809 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1673–1674 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4852–4853 |
| Holocene calendar | 11752 |
| Igbo calendar | 752–753 |
| Iranian calendar | 1130–1131 |
| Islamic calendar | 1165–1166 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 2 (宝暦２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1677–1678 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4085 |
| Minguo calendar | 160 before ROC 民前160年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 284 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2294–2295 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 1878 or 1497 or 725 — to — 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 1879 or 1498 or 726 |
Events
change- February 11 – Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is opened.
- March 23 – The Halifax Gazette, the first Canadian newspaper
- June 6 – Fire destroys part of Moscow
- June 15 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity using a kite and a key.
- September 14, Gregorian Calendar – The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip eleven days (September 2 being followed directly by September 14 this year)
- Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow transfers to professor of moral philosophy
- English Scientist Lord John Davies first observes what is later recognised as respiratory collapse
Births
- for more information, see Category:1752 births.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1752 deaths.