1744

1744 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	1744; MDCCXLIV
Ab urbe condita	2497
Armenian calendar	1193; ԹՎ ՌՃՂԳ
Assyrian calendar	6494
Balinese saka calendar	1665–1666
Bengali calendar	1151
Berber calendar	2694
British Regnal year	17 Geo. 2 – 18 Geo. 2
Buddhist calendar	2288
Burmese calendar	1106
Byzantine calendar	7252–7253
Chinese calendar	癸亥年 (Water Pig); 4441 or 4234; — to —; 甲子年 (Wood Rat); 4442 or 4235
Coptic calendar	1460–1461
Discordian calendar	2910
Ethiopian calendar	1736–1737
Hebrew calendar	5504–5505
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1800–1801
- Shaka Samvat	1665–1666
- Kali Yuga	4844–4845
Holocene calendar	11744
Igbo calendar	744–745
Iranian calendar	1122–1123
Islamic calendar	1156–1157
Japanese calendar	Kanpō 4 / Enkyō 1; (延享元年)
Javanese calendar	1668–1669
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar	4077
Minguo calendar	168 before ROC; 民前168年
Nanakshahi calendar	276
Thai solar calendar	2286–2287
Tibetan calendar	阴水猪年; (female Water-Pig); 1870 or 1489 or 717; — to —; 阳木鼠年; (male Wood-Rat); 1871 or 1490 or 718

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	17th century; 18th century ; 19th century;
Decades:	1720s; 1730s; 1740s ; 1750s; 1760s;
Years:	1741; 1742; 1743; 1744 ; 1745; 1746; 1747;

1744 (MDCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1744th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 744th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1744, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events

January 24 – The Dagohoy rebellion in the Philippines begins, with the killing of Father Giuseppe Lamberti.
February – Violent storms frustrated planned French Invasion of Britain.
February 22–23 – Battle of Toulon: The British fleet is defeated by a joint Franco-Spanish fleet.
March 1 (approximately) – The Great Comet of 1744, one of the brightest ever seen, reaches perihelion.
March 15 – France declares war on Great Britain.
April – The Female Spectator (a monthly) is founded by Eliza Haywood in England, the first periodical written for women by a woman.
April 2 – The First Rules of Golf are drawn up at Leith, for the first golf competition.^[1]^[2]
April 20 – Battle of Villafranca (1744): A joint French and Spanish force defeats Britain and Sardinia.
June 28 – Catherine the Great is received into the Russian Orthodox Church.

July 19 – Battle of Casteldelfino: France defeats the Kingdom of Sardinia.
July 29 – Nader Shah lays siege to the Ottoman citadel of Kars.
August 12 – Battle of Velletri in the Kingdom of Naples: Spanish-Neapolitan forces defeat those of the Archduchy of Austria.
September 16 – Prague surrenders to the Prussians, commanded by Frederick the Great.
September 30 – Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo: France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia.

The third French and Indian War, known as King George's War, breaks out at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.
The First Saudi State is founded by Muhammad bin Saud.
Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, sequel to Tommy Thumb's Song Book, containing the oldest version of many well-known and popular rhymes, is published in London.

^ Rules of Golf 1744 Scottish Golf History accessed 10 Feb 2017 http://www.scottishgolfhistory.org/origin-of-golf-terms/rules-of-golf/
^ Instructions, golf club rules and competitions History of Golf accessed 10 Feb 2017 History of golf

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