| January 12 | Tsarina Elisabeth establishes 1st Russian University |
| February 13 | Rebel leader Mangkubuni signs Treaty of Gianti Java |
| March 12 | 1st steam engine in America installed, to pump water from a mine |
| March 17 | Transylvania Land Co. buys Kentucky for $50,000 from a Cherokee chief |
| April 26 | 1st Russian university opens (Moscow) |
| June 14 | 1e edition of Dr. Johnsons "Dictionary" |
| June 16 | British capture Fort Beausejour, expel Acadians |
| June 29 | 515 prominant filipinos baptized as Catholic |
| June 30 | Philippines close all non-catholic Chinese restaurants |
| July 9 | Battle at Duquesne (Pittsburgh): French troops beat British |
| July 9 | British General E. Braddock mortally wounded during French and Indian War |
| July 15 | French ambassador recalled from London |
| September 8 | Battle at Lake George: English army beats France |
| September 18 | Ft. Ticonderoga, New York opens |
| September 19 | England and Russia sign military agreement |
| November 1 | Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 |
| November 14 | Henry Fox appointed English Secretary of State |
| November 18 | Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report |
| November 20 | English minister William Pitt Sr resigns |
