| February 10 | 10th (final) volume of Fielding's "Tom Jones" is published |
| February 28 | 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' "Tom Jones" published |
| May 2 | Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform" |
| May 11 | British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization |
| May 19 | George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley |
| June 21 | Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Netherlands |
| June 25 | General fast because of drought in MA |
| July 20 | Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" |
| July 21 | Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland |
| October 26 | Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal |
| November 2 | English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post |
