1745 ( MDCCXLV ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar  and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar , the 1745th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 745th year of the 2nd millennium , the 45th year of the 18th century , and the 6th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1745, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events [ change | change source ]

• June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys the Austrian army at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg .
• August 21 – Catherine the Great marries Peter III of Russia in Saint Petersburg .
• September 12 – Francis I is elected Holy Roman Emperor .

Births

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• January 4 ? Benjamin Rush

Deaths

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