1750s BC

Millennium: 2nd millennium BC
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  • 1759 BC
  • 1758 BC
  • 1757 BC
  • 1756 BC
  • 1755 BC
  • 1754 BC
  • 1753 BC
  • 1752 BC
  • 1751 BC
  • 1750 BC
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The 1750s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1759 BC to December 31, 1750 BC.

  • c. 1750 BC—The eruption of Mt. Veniaminof, located on the Alaskan Peninsula, becomes the first global volcanic eruption in history.[1][2]
  • c. 1750 BC—Hammurabi dies and is succeeded by his son, Samsu-iluna, who is already involved in Babylonian government.[3]
  • c. 1750 BC :Aryan migrations

Significant people

  • Hammurabi, king of Babylon since 1792 BC, according to the middle chronology
  • Rim-Sin I, king of Larsa since 1758 BC, according to the short chronology

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-06. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
  2. http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3498/20130815/alaskan-volcano-eruption-causes-rumbles-worries.htm
  3. http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/hammurabi.html


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