1746
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s – 1740s – 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1743 1744 1745 – 1746 – 1747 1748 1749 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1746 MDCCXLVI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2499 |
| Armenian calendar | 1195 ԹՎ ՌՃՂԵ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6496 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1667–1668 |
| Bengali calendar | 1153 |
| Berber calendar | 2696 |
| British Regnal year | 19 Geo. 2 – 20 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2290 |
| Burmese calendar | 1108 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7254–7255 |
| Chinese calendar | 乙丑年 (Wood Ox) 4442 or 4382 — to — 丙寅年 (Fire Tiger) 4443 or 4383 |
| Coptic calendar | 1462–1463 |
| Discordian calendar | 2912 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1738–1739 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5506–5507 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1802–1803 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1667–1668 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4846–4847 |
| Holocene calendar | 11746 |
| Igbo calendar | 746–747 |
| Iranian calendar | 1124–1125 |
| Islamic calendar | 1158–1159 |
| Japanese calendar | Enkyō 3 (延享３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1670–1671 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4079 |
| Minguo calendar | 166 before ROC 民前166年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 278 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2288–2289 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阴木牛年 (female Wood-Ox) 1872 or 1491 or 719 — to — 阳火虎年 (male Fire-Tiger) 1873 or 1492 or 720 |
1746 (MDCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1746th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 746th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1746, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- January 8 – Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling
- April 16 – Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings
- August 18 – Two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmeniro beheaded in the Tower (Lord Lovat executed 1747)
- October 22 – The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896)
- October 28 – An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru
- Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized.
- Town of Vilkovo (Odes'ka oblast', Ukraine) is founded.