| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1700s 1710s 1720s – 1730s – 1740s 1750s 1760s |
| Years: | 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
The 1730s decade ran from January 1, 1730, to December 31, 1739.
Events and trends
- A Protestant religious movement, known as the Great Awakening, became active in the British colonies of North America.
- The octant was invented (around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies.
- 1737: the City of Richmond, Virginia, was founded.
World leaders
- Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774)
- Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1711–1740).
- Frederick William I of Prussia, king in Prussia
- Shahs of Persia (Safavid dynasty and Afsharid dynasty)
- Tahmasp II, 1723–1732
- Abbas III, 1732–1736
- Nadir Shah, 1736–1747 (Began the Afsharid dynasty)
- George II King of Great Britain (king from 1727 to 1760)
- Philip V King of Spain (king from 1700 to 1746)
- Bhonsle Dynasty of the Marathas
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