1747 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1747?
- January 31, 1747 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
- May 14, 1747 – War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
- October 25, 1747 – British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre.
Who Were Born In The Year 1747?
- January 15, 1747 – John Aikin, English doctor and writer (d. 1822)
- February 3, 1747 – Samuel Osgood, American patriot (d. 1813)
- February 9, 1747 – John Thomas Duckworth, Royal Navy admiral (d. 1817)
- March 17, 1747 – Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
- April 13, 1747 – Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)
- May 5, 1747 – Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
- July 6, 1747 – John Paul Jones, American naval commander (d. 1792)
- October 8, 1747 – Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)
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