1748 ( MDCCXLVIII ) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar  and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar , the 1748th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 748th year of the 2nd millennium , the 48th year of the 18th century , and the 9th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1748, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events [ change | change source ]

• July 25 - A Solar eclipse happened. It was one of the reasons Charles Messier became an astrologer .

Births

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• February 15 – Jeremy Bentham

Deaths

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