1752

Centuries: Year in Review 18th Century

17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1690s - 1700s - 1710s - 1720s - 1730s - 1740s - 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s - 1800s

1747 1748 1749 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757

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Events:

• February 11 - Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the US, is opened.
• The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar, making it necessary to skip twelve days (September 2 being followed directly by September 14 this year)
• Invention of the tuning fork by John Shore

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