31st January » The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
14th May » War of the Austrian Succession: A Kingdom of Great Britain British fleet under Admiral (United Kingdom) Admiral George Anson, 1st Baron Anson George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
25th October » Kingdom of Great Britain called British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the second battle of Cape Finisterre (1747) or second battle of Cape Finisterre.
Famous Birthdays in 1747
15th January » John Aikin, English doctor (d. 1822)
3rd February » Samuel Osgood, American soldier, 1st United States Postmaster General (d. 1813)
9th February » Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral (d. 1817)
17th March » Johannes Jährig, German linguist (d. 1795)
29th March » Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (d. 1822)
31st March » Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, German pianist and composer (d. 1800)
13th April » Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793)
5th May » Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1792)
6th July » John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)
8th October » Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (d. 1807)
26th October » Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1804)
Famous Deaths in History for 1747
16th January » Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (b. 1680)
16th March » Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (b. 1690)
23rd March » Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, French general (b. 1675)
2nd April » Johann Jacob Dillenius, German botanist (b. 1684)
7th April » Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1676)
9th April » Simon Fraser, 11th Lord Lovat, Scottish soldier and politician (b. 1667)
9th May » John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair, Scottish field marshal and diplomat (b. 1673)
28th May » Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (b. 1715)
31st May » Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia) e.g Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia (b. 1686)
19th June » Alessandro Marcello, Italian composer (b. 1669)
9th July » Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (b. 1670)
16th July » Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (b. 1665)
8th August » Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (b. 1678)
10th October » John Potter (bishop) known as John Potter, English archbishop (b. 1674)
17th November » Alain-René Lesage, French author and playwright (b. 1668)
2nd December » Vincent Bourne, English scholar (b. 1695)
11th December » Edmund Curll, English bookseller and publisher (b. 1675)