1752

1752 was a leap year.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1720s  1730s  1740s  – 1750s –  1760s  1770s  1780s
Years:	1749 1750 1751 – 1752 – 1753 1754 1755

Events

• February 11 – Pennsylvania Hospital, the first hospital in the US, is opened.
• March 23 – The Halifax Gazette, the first Canadian newspaper
• June 6 – Fire destroys part of Moscow
• June 15 – Benjamin Franklin proves that lightning is electricity using a kite and a key.
• September 14, Gregorian Calendar – The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip eleven days (September 2 being followed directly by September 14 this year)
• Adam Smith at the University of Glasgow transfers to professor of moral philosophy
• English Scientist Lord John Davies first observes what is later recognised as respiratory collapse

Births

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Deaths

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