Notable Historical Events - 1742
1742 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 24 |
German leaders elect Charles VII Albert Emperor |
Feb 1 |
Sardinia and Austria sign alliance |
Feb 2 |
British Walpole government resigns |
Feb 9 |
British ex-premier Walpole becomes earl of Orford |
Feb 16 |
Earl of Wilmington becomes British premier (First Lord of the Treasury) |
Apr 13 |
George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah" performed for the 1st time at New Music Hall in Dublin |
May 17 |
Battle of Chotusitz: Frederick II and Prussia defeat the Austrians |
May 28 |
1st indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman's Fields, London) |
Jun 9 |
Battle of Bloody Marsh-Spanish assault on Simons Island, Georgia |
Jun 11 |
Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove |
Jul 28 |
Prussia & Austria sign peace treaty |
Aug 29 |
Edmond Hoyle published his "Short Treatise" on the card game whist |
Sep 24 |
Faneuil Hall, Boston, opens to public |
Nov 18 |
Prussia & Brtain sign anti-French military covenant |
Dec 1 |
Empress Elisabeth orders expulsion of all Jews from Russia |
Dec 13 |
Willem KH Friso tests his mothers potatoes |
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