Major Events
- Jan 2 British troops occupy Calcutta India
- Jan 5 Failed assassination attempt on French King Louis XV by Damiens
- Jan 17 German Diet declares war on Prussia
- Mar 14 On board HMS Monarch (his own flagship), British Admiral John Byng is executed by firing squad for failing to come to aide of besieged British garrison
- Mar 17 Prince Mas Saïd of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java
- Apr 6 British King George II dismisses minister William Pitt the Elder, Secretary of State for the Southern Department
- May 1 Austria and France divide Prussia
- May 6 Battle of Prague: Frederick II of Prussia's forces defeat Austrian army
- Jun 18 Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia
- Jun 23 Robert Clive defeats army led by Suraja Dowlaat Plassey, wins control of Bengal
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