8th January » Jacobite Rising of 1745 called Second Jacobite Rising: Charles Edward Stuart or Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling.
16th April » The Battle of Culloden is fought between the French-supported Jacobitism Jacobites and the British House of Hanover Hanoverian forces commanded by Prince William, Duke of Cumberland William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, in Scotland. After the battle many
16th June » War of Austrian Succession: Austria and Sardinia defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the Battle of Piacenza.
22nd October » The College of New Jersey (later renamed Princeton University) receives its charter.
Famous Birthdays in 1746
7th January » George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith, Scottish admiral (d. 1823)
12th January » Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator (d. 1827)
4th February » Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish-American general (d. 1817)
26th February » Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (d. 1806)
8th March » André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (d. 1802)
27th March » Michael Bruce (poet) known as Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (d. 1767)
27th March » Carlo Buonaparte, French lawyer and politician (d. 1785)
30th March » Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (d. 1828)
9th May » Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (d. 1818)
29th June » Joachim Heinrich Campe, German linguist, educator, and author (d. 1818)
28th July » Thomas Heyward, Jr., American politician (d. 1809)
20th September » Maurice Benyovszky, Slovak-Hungarian explorer (d. 1786)
28th September » William Jones (philologist) called William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (d. 1794)
7th October » William Billings, American composer (d. 1800)
15th November » Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1809)
27th November » Robert R. Livingston (chancellor) known as Robert R. Livingston, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary for Foreign Affairs (d. 1813)
27th November » Increase Sumner, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1799)
Famous Deaths in History for 1746
28th February » Hermann von der Hardt, German historian (b. 1660)
19th March » Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna of Russia (b. 1718)
20th March » Nicolas de Largillière, French painter (b. 1656)
26th May » Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
2nd July » Thomas Baker (antiquarian) known as Thomas Baker, English antiquarian and author (b. 1656)