1732
George Washington Born
On a tobacco farm beside Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Augustine Washington's second wife Mary Ball bore a son named George.
Osei Tutu II and the Ashanti Golden Age
Under Opoku Ware I, successor to the founding king, the Ashanti Empire reached its greatest territorial extent, absorbing Bono, Dagomba, and Gonja…
Covent Garden Theatre Opens
John Rich, flush with the profits of The Beggar's Opera, built a new theater on the piazza of Covent Garden and opened it with Congreve's The Way of the World.
Georgia Colony Chartered
James Oglethorpe, a reformist MP, received a royal charter to settle debtors and persecuted Protestants in the pine barrens between Carolina and Spanish…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1732?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1732. The most significant is George Washington Born: On a tobacco farm beside Pope's Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Augustine Washington's second wife Mary Ball bore a son named George.
What era was 1732 part of?
1732 falls within the Enlightenment (1651-1800). Reason, revolution, and the first global wars.
Which regions saw notable events in 1732?
The events from 1732 span North America, Africa and Europe.