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1732| 1716–1745 | Japan [political events] | Yoshimune, of the Tokugawa house of Kii, succeeds Ienobu as shogun (military ruler) of Japan. | | c. 1725–c. 1740 | Spain [sports] | Bullfighting grows in popularity in Spain, with Francisco Romero becoming the first famous matador. | | 1730–1807 | UK [newspapers] | The Daily Advertiser is launched in London, England. With its dependence on advertisements, this may be regarded as the first modern newspaper. | | 1732 | UK [music] | The oratorios Esther and Acis and Galatea by the German-born English composer George Frideric Handel are first performed, in London, England, both based on earlier written masques, Acis and Galatea, first performed in 1718, and Esther, first performed in 1720. Esther is the first British oratorio. | | 1732 | Spain [architecture] | The Trasparente (a sculptural and architectural complex built around an altar) in Toledo Cathedral in Spain, designed by the Spanish architect Narsico Tomé, is completed. It is one of the most exuberant expressions of Spanish baroque. | | 22 February 1732 | USA [births and deaths] | George Washington, commander in chief during the American Revolution, and first president of the USA 1789–97, born in Westmoreland County, Virginia (–1799). | | 31 March 1732 | Austria [births and deaths] | Franz Joseph Haydn, Austrian classical composer, born in Rohrau, Austria (–1809). | | 6 October 1732 | England [births and deaths] | Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer who developed a method of determining longitude by observing the Moon, and published The British Mariner's Guide (1763) and the Nautical Almanac (1766), born in London, England (–1811). | | 6 December 1732 | UK, India [births and deaths] | Warren Hastings, British statesman and the first governor general of India, born in Churchill, Oxfordshire, England (–1818). |
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