1750s
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century
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| Decades: 1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s | |
| Years: 1750 1751 1752 1753 1754 1755 1756 1757 1758 1759 | |
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- The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden.
- The French and Indian War on the American Continent
World leaders
- Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
- Karim Khan, the first Shah of the Zand dynasty of Persia.
- George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
- Ferdinand VI King of Spain (king from 1746 to 1759)
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