1746
| Years: 1743 1744 1745 - 1746 - 1747 1748 1749 | |
| Decades: 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century 1746 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
Events
- January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling
- April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings
- October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896)
- October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru
- Catharine de Ricci (born 1522) canonized.
- Town of Vilkovo (Odes'ka oblast', Ukraine) is founded.
Births
- January 12 - Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss pedagogue (d. 1827)
- January 24 - King Gustav III of Sweden (d. 1792)
- February 4 - Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish general and nationalist (d. 1817)
- February 5 - Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, American politician and soldier (d. 1825)
- March 7 - André Michaux, French botanist (d. 1802)
- March 30 - Francisco Goya, Spanish painter (d. 1828)
- July 3 - Henry Grattan, Irish politician (d. 1820)
- September 28 - Sir William Jones, English philologist (d. 1794)
- November 27 - Robert R. Livingston, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1813)
Deaths
- May 22 - Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (b. 1660)
- June 14 - Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician (b. 1698)
- July 9 - Philip V of Spain (b. 1683)
- July 28 - John Peter Zenger, American printer (b. 1697)
- August 6 - Christian VI of Denmark (b. 1699)
- November 14 - Georg Steller, German naturalist (b. 1709)
- December 6 - Lady Grizel Baillie, Scottish poet (b. 1665)