Events
- 21 April - Thomas Secker enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
- 29 April - Seven Years' War: Battle of Cuddalore: A British fleet under George Pocock engages the French fleet of Anne Antoine d'Aché indecisively near Madras.
- 23 June - Seven Years' War: Battle of Krefeld: Anglo-Hanoverian forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeat the French.
- 8 July - French and Indian War: Battle of Carillon: French forces hold Fort Carillon against British at Ticonderoga, New York.
- 3 August - Seven Years' War: At the Battle of Negapatam off the coast of India, Admiral Pocock again engages d'Aché's French fleet, this time with more success.
- 14 September - French and Indian War: At the Battle of Fort Duquesne, a British attack on Fort Duquesne is defeated.
- 27 October - The ship Dublin Trader (Captain White) leaves Parkgate, Cheshire, for Dublin, and founders in the Irish Sea; she carries 70,000 Irish pounds in money and £80,000 in goods, while among the 60 passengers lost are Edward, fifth Earl of Drogheda, Theophilus Cibber, the actor, and (probably) the Irish mezzotint engraver Michael Ford.
- 25 November - French and Indian War: French forces abandon Fort Duquesne to the British who then name the area Pittsburgh.
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