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1742
Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
Years: 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 - 1742 - 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747
Events
Ongoing events
Year in topic
Births
- January 8 - Philip Astley, the father of modern circus
- March 10 - Sampson Salter Blowers, North American lawyer and jurist
- March 31 - P. D. Q. Bach, fictitious composer
- April 28 - Henry Dundas, British statesman
- May 6 - Jean Senebier, Swiss pastor and botanist
- June 25 - Johann Schweighauser, German classical scholar
- June 26 - Arthur Middleton, American politician
- June 28 - William Hooper, American statesman (+ 1790)
- July 21 - John Cleves Symmes, American statesman (+ 1814)
- July 27 - Nathanael Greene, American general
- September 14 - James Wilson, American politician
- December 9 - Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish chemist
- December 16 - Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (+ 1819)
- George Chalmers, Scottish antiquarian (+ 1825)
- Joseph Brant, Mohawk leader (+ 1807)
- Francis Nash, American military officer (+ 1777)
- Johan Herman Wessel, Scandinavian writer (+ 1785)
Deaths
- January 14 - Edmond Halley, astronomer
- February 22 - James Wilson, British publisher
- March 23 - Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French author
- April 17 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman
- June 27 - Nathan Bailey, English philologist and lexicographer
- July 9 - John Oldmixon, English historian
- July 14 - Richard Bentley, English scholar and critic
- July 19 - William Somervile, English poet
- September 18 - Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop
- November 24 - Andrew Bradford, American publisher
- John Aislabie, British politician and gardener
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