physics - 1745

Years: 1742 1743 1744 - 1745 - 1746 1747 1748
Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Contents

1 Events

Events

May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch
June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg
August 19 - Beginning of the '45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan
September 12 - Francis I is elected Holy Roman Emperor with the support of his wife, Maria Theresia of Austria. He is the successor of Charles VII Albert of Bavaria, an enemy of Habsburg, who died on January 20 of this year.
September 14 - Madame de Pompadour is officially presented in the court of Louis XV of France
December 25 – Treaty of Dresden gives Prussia full possession of Silesia