1730s

The 1730s was a decade that began on 1 January 1730 and ended on 31 December 1739.

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1700s 1710s 1720s – 1730s – 1740s 1750s 1760s
Years:	1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739
Categories:	Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments

Events

• The Great Awakening – A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America
• Octant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies

World leaders

• Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
• Shahs of Persia (Safavid dynasty and Afsharid dynasty)

1. Tahmasp II, 1723–1732
2. Abbas III, 1732–1736
3. Nadir Shah, 1736–1747 (Began the Afsharid dynasty)

• George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
• Philip V King of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)