1753
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1720s 1730s 1740s – 1750s – 1760s 1770s 1780s |
| Years: | 1750 1751 1752 – 1753 – 1754 1755 1756 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1753 MDCCLIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2506 |
| Armenian calendar | 1202 ԹՎ ՌՄԲ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6503 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1674–1675 |
| Bengali calendar | 1160 |
| Berber calendar | 2703 |
| British Regnal year | 26 Geo. 2 – 27 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2297 |
| Burmese calendar | 1115 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7261–7262 |
| Chinese calendar | 壬申年 (Water Monkey) 4449 or 4389 — to — 癸酉年 (Water Rooster) 4450 or 4390 |
| Coptic calendar | 1469–1470 |
| Discordian calendar | 2919 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1745–1746 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5513–5514 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1809–1810 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1674–1675 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4853–4854 |
| Holocene calendar | 11753 |
| Igbo calendar | 753–754 |
| Iranian calendar | 1131–1132 |
| Islamic calendar | 1166–1167 |
| Japanese calendar | Hōreki 3 (宝暦３年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1678–1679 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4086 |
| Minguo calendar | 159 before ROC 民前159年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 285 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2295–2296 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳水猴年 (male Water-Monkey) 1879 or 1498 or 726 — to — 阴水鸡年 (female Water-Rooster) 1880 or 1499 or 727 |
1753 (MDCCLIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1753rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 753rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1750s decade. As of the start of 1753, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
Events
[change | change source]- January 1 – Britain and its colonies adopt the idea that 1 January should be New Year's Day, following adoption of the Gregorian calendar in September 1752. The concept was first conceived in 1582, but suffered from slow public adoption.
- January 13 – Sentenced conspirators of the Tavora affair are executed
- January 29 – After a month's absence, Elizabeth Canning returns to her mother's home in London and claims that she was abducted. Following criminal trial causes uproar.
- April 5 – Founding charter of the British Museum
- Sweden adopts Gregorian calendar
- British parliament extends citizenship to Jews
- Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus on 1 May, adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature as the formal start date of the scientific classification of plants
- James Lind writes A Treatise of the Scurvy
- Tobias Smollett writes Ferdinand Count Fathom
- Robert Wallace writes On the Numbers of Man
Births
- for more information, see Category:1753 births.
Deaths
- for more information, see Category:1753 deaths.