1751
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1751 (MDCCLI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1751st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 751st year of the 2nd millennium, the 51st year of the 18th century, and the 2nd year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1751, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s – 1750s – 1760s 1770s 1780s |
| Years: | 1748 1749 1750 – 1751 – 1752 1753 1754 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1751 MDCCLI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2504 |
| Armenian calendar | 1200 ԹՎ ՌՄ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6501 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1672–1673 |
| Bengali calendar | 1158 |
| Berber calendar | 2701 |
| British Regnal year | 24 Geo. 2 – 25 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2295 |
| Burmese calendar | 1113 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7259–7260 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 4447 or 4387 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 4448 or 4388 |
| Coptic calendar | 1467–1468 |
| Discordian calendar | 2917 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1743–1744 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5511–5512 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1807–1808 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1672–1673 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4851–4852 |
| Holocene calendar | 11751 |
| Igbo calendar | 751–752 |
| Iranian calendar | 1129–1130 |
| Islamic calendar | 1164–1165 |
| Japanese calendar | Kan'en 4 / Hōreki 1 (宝暦元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1675–1677 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4084 |
| Minguo calendar | 161 before ROC 民前161年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 283 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2293–2294 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) 1877 or 1496 or 724 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) 1878 or 1497 or 725 |
Events change
- Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow
- March 25 – For the last time, New Year's Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales.
- March 31 – The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. His mother Augusta of Saxe-Gotha becomes Dowager Princess of Wales.
- First publication of Encyclopédie
- The Academy and College of Philadelphia, the predecessor to the private University of Pennsylvania, is founded.
- Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the British colonies, is founded.
Births
- for more information, see Category:1751 births.
Births change
- March 16 – James Madison, American politician, 4th President of the United States (d. 1836)
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1751 deaths.
Deaths change
- March 31 – Frederick, Prince of Wales, member of the British Royal Family (b. 1707)