Deaths on April 2

Thomas Carte, English historian and author (b. 1686)

Thomas or John Carte (1686–1754) was an English historian with Jacobite sympathies, who served as a Church of England clergyman.

28 May

Battle of Jumonville Glen
French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
3 Jul

Battle of Fort Necessity
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.