1750s
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The 1750s decade ran from January 1, 1750, to December 31, 1759.
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Art and culture
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Literature
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Fiction
- Candide (1759) by Voltaire
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Non-fiction
- L'Encyclopédie (1751) by Denis Diderot and Jean d’Alembert
- A Philosophical Inquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful (1757) by Edmund Burke
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Visual art
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Music
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Architecture
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Births
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Deaths
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Politics and wars
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Wars
- The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Austria; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden.
- French and Indian War (1754–1763)
- The Battle of Plassey (1757) in Bengal resulted in the beginning of British rule in India and the end of Indian independence.
- The Indian Wars http://www.newtotalitarians.com/index_files/TheIndianWars.htm
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Technology
- Scientific navigation was developed.
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People
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World leaders
- Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
- Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary
- Frederick II of Prussia, King of Prussia
- Mughal Empire
- Ahmad Shah Bahadur 1748–1754
- Alamgir II 1754–1759
- Shah Jahan III 1759–1761
- Balaji Baji Rao (Peshwa of the Maratha Empire)
- Hyder Ali (Mysore)
- George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
- Ferdinand VI King of Spain (king from 1746 to 1759)
- Karim Khan, the first Shah of the Zand dynasty of Persia
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