April–June April 7 – English highwayman Dick Turpin is executed by hanging for horse theft. May 12 – John Wesley lays the foundation stone of the New Room, Bristol in England, the world's first Methodist meeting house. June 13 – (June 2 Old Style); The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is founded in Stockholm, Sweden.
April–June April 7 – English highwayman Dick Turpin is executed by hanging for horse theft May 12 – John Wesley lays the foundation stone of the New Room Bristol in England the world's first Methodist meeting house June 13 – (June 2 Old Style); The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is founded in Stockholm Sweden