What is 1750s?
The '''1750s''' was a decade that began on 1 January 1750 and ended on 31 December 1759. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''176th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1751. and ended on December 31, 1760.{{decadebox|175}} == Events == * [[The Seven Years' War]] (1756–1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first side was the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain]], the [[Electorate of Hanover]], and [[Prussia]]; the second side was [[Austria]], the [[Kingdom of France]], the [[Russian Empire]], the [[Kingdom of Saxony]], and [[Sweden]]. * [[Gregorian Calendar]] accepted in Europe. * The [[French and Indian War]] on the American Continent. * [[Lisbon]] is destroyed by an [[earthquake]]. * [[Great Upheaval]]: French settlers are moved out of [[Acadia]] by the [[Great Britain|British]]. * The [[Battle of Plassey]] of 1757 in [[Bengal]] resulted in the beginning of British rule in India and the end of Indian independence. == Births == * [[Betsy Ross]], American seamstress * [[Miguel Hidalgo]], Mexican Catholic priest and revolutionary * [[Marie Antoinette]], Queen of [[France]] == Deaths == * [[Johann Sebastian Bach]], German musician * [[King John V]] of [[Portugal]] * [[Montesquieu]], French [[writer]] * [[Iyasus II]], Emperor of [[Ethiopia]] [[Category:1750s| ]]