| January 2 | British troops occupy Calcutta India |
| January 5 | Failed assassination attempt on French king Louis XV by Damiens |
| January 17 | German Diet declares war on Prussia |
| March 17 | Prince Mas Said of Mataram surrenders to Mangkubumi in Java |
| April 6 | English king George II fires minister William Pitt, Sr. |
| May 1 | Austria and France divide Prussia |
| May 6 | Battle at Prague: Frederik II of Prussia beats emperor army |
| June 18 | Battle at Kolin Bohemia: Austrian army beats Prussia |
| June 23 | Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal |
| July 26 | Battle at Hastenbeck: French army beats duke of Cumberland |
| August 9 | English Ft. William Henry, New York, surrenders to French and Indians troops |
| August 30 | Battle at Gross Jagerndorf: Russian army beats Prussia |
| October 16 | Austrian troops occupy Berlin |
| November 5 | Battle at Rossbach (7 year war/French and Indian War) |
| November 28 | England condemns ceasefire of Kloster-Seven |
| December 5 | Battle at Leuthen: Prussian army beats Austrians |
