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Events of the 1730s1730–1739
What happened in the 1730s?
In the 1730s (1730–1739), the War of the Polish Succession broke out in Europe, and John Kay invented the flying shuttle in Britain. The Qianlong Emperor took the Qing throne, and in Japan the Dojima Rice Exchange was officially approved, the Genbun recoinage was carried out, and Russian exploration ships reached Sendai Bay and other areas.
- Osaka's Dojima Rice Exchange officially approvedAsia
- War of the Polish Succession beginsEurope
- John Kay invents the flying shuttleEurope
- Oglethorpe founds Georgia colonyNorth America
- Qianlong Emperor takes the Qing throneAsia
- Shogunate recoins gold and silver in Genbun recoinageAsia
- Nader Shah captures DelhiAsia
- Russian exploration ships reach Sendai BayAsia
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The 1730s in AP history courses
| AP World History | Unit 3–4 (Land-Based Empires; Transoceanic Interconnections) |
|---|---|
| AP U.S. History | Period 2 |
Events of the 1730s (timeline · 49)
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An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.
The future Frederick the Great of Prussia is granted a pardon by his father and is released from confinement.
James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of the future U.S. state of Georgia.
In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants.
The magnitude 6.6 Irpinia earthquake causes 1,940 deaths in the former Kingdom of Naples, southern Italy.
Georgia Day: Englishman James Oglethorpe founds Georgia, the 13th colony of the Thirteen Colonies, by settling at Savannah.
The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
The start of the 1733 slave insurrection on St. John in what was then the Danish West Indies.
In Montreal, New France, a slave known by the French name of Marie-Joseph Angélique is put to death, having been convicted of setting the fire that destroyed much of the city.
The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.
The ballad opera called Flora, or Hob in the Well went down in history as the first opera of any kind to be produced in North America (Charleston, S.C.)
An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories.
Safavid Iran captures Ganja from the Ottoman Empire after defeating them in the battle of Yeghevārd.
Mathematical calculations suggest that it is on this day that dwarf planet Pluto moved inside the orbit of Neptune for the last time before 1979.
Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
The Battle of Ackia is fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repel a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia.
Following the Porteous Riots, a mob storms the Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh and lynches John Porteous.
The Lebanese Council of 1736 begins, a major turning point in the reform of the Maronite Church. In the following three days, the assembled Maronite and Latin clergy presided by Yusuf ibn Siman as-Simani discuss various reforms and elaborate rules and canons.
The Walking Purchase concludes, which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,900 km2) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy.
The Marathas defeat the combined forces of the Mughal Empire, Rajputs of Jaipur, Nizam of Hyderabad, Nawab of Awadh and Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Bhopal.
A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, receives its premiere performance in London, England.
Pope Clement XII issues the first papal condemnation of Freemasonry and formally prohibits Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitsyn are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.
Bouvet Island, the world's remotest island, is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory.
Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nader Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
Stono Rebellion, the largest slave uprising in Britain's mainland North American colonies prior to the American Revolution, erupts near Charleston, South Carolina.
The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War.
Start of the Battle of Porto Bello between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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