1746

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century – 18th century – 19th century
Decades:	1710s  1720s  1730s  – 1740s –  1750s  1760s  1770s
Years:	1743 1744 1745 – 1746 – 1747 1748 1749

1746 Media

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  April 16: The last Jacobite rising is defeated in Britain at the Battle of Culloden.

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  October 11: Battle of Rocoux

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  KarlGSchweikartTadeuszKościuszko(ÖaL)

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  Self-portrait

1746 (MDCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1746th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 746th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 18th century, and the 7th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1746, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

• January 8 – Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling
• April 16 – Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings
• August 18 – Two of the four rebellious Scottish lords, Earl of Kilmarnock and Lord Balmeniro beheaded in the Tower (Lord Lovat executed 1747)
• October 22 – The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896)
• October 28 – An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru
• Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized.
• Town of Vilkovo (Odes'ka oblast', Ukraine) is founded.