1732

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s - 1730s - 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s

Years: 1727 1728 1729 1730 1731 - 1732 - 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737

• Cobalt discovered

Births

• January 24 - Pierre Caron de Beaumarchais, French writer.
• February 22 - George Washington, later 1st President of the United States.
• March 31 - Joseph Haydn, composer (+ 1809)

Deaths

• Emperor Reigen of Japan