Historical events in 1732

13 historical records

February 17322 historical events

1732, February 22nd ยท United States of America ยท Government ยท Government of USA ยท George Washington

Birth of George Washington

Birth of George Washington

1732, February 24th ยท Great Britain ยท Chislehurst ยท Government ยท Whig Party Government ยท Thomas Townshend Sydney, 1st

Birth of Thomas Townshend

Birth of Thomas Townshend

December 17321 historical events

1732, December 19th ยท United States of America ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Benjamin Franklin

Poor Richard's Almanack

Publication of "Poor Richards Almanac"

1732 ยท France ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Louis XV

Constitution of France

The States General claims that the Paris Parlement is the Parlement of the Nation

1732 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Denis Diderot

Master of Arts Degree

Diderot receives a Master of Arts degree after studies in Paris.

1732 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท Alexander Pope

Epistle to Bathurst Published

Pope addressed the use and misuse of riches in his moral epistle to Lord Bathurst.

1732 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท William Hogarth

Harlot Progress Narrative Prints

Hogarth issued the engraved series A Harlot's Progress, presenting a fictional woman's downfall as sequential satire.

1732 ยท Great Britain ยท Arts ยท Literature ยท William Hogarth

Harlots Progress

Publication of "Harlots Progress"

1732 ยท Great Britain ยท Government ยท Whig Party Government ยท Spencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Knight of the Garter

Awarded with Knight of the Garter

1732 ยท Ireland ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท George Berkley

Berkeley Publishes Alciphron Against Freethinkers

Alciphron appeared as a series of dialogues arguing against skeptical and irreligious positions. The work combined moral philosophy with Berkeley's defense of the social importance of religion.

1732 ยท Ireland ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท George Berkley

Berkeley Returns To Britain After Funding Fails

Berkeley abandoned his Bermuda scheme after the promised government financing failed to materialize. His return ended a notable but unsuccessful attempt to establish a transatlantic college.

1732 ยท Poland ยท House ยท House of Poniatowski ยท Stanislaw II

Birth of Stanislaw II

Birth of Stanislaw II, so of Stanislaw I

1732 ยท Scotland ยท Aix-la-Chapelle ยท House ยท House of Erskine ยท John Erskine Mar, 6th

Death of John Erskine

Death of John Erskine