What happened 1745 AD

The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin. The word "Hallowe'en" means "Saints' evening". It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve (the evening before All Hallows' Day). In Scots, the word "eve" is even, and this is contracted to e'en or een. Over time, (All) Hallow(s) E(v)en evolved into Hallowe'en. Although the phrase "All Hallows'" is found in Old English "All Hallows' Eve" is itself not seen until 1556.

One set of tablets, known collectively as the Anitta text, begin by telling how Pithana the king of Kussara conquered neighboring Neša (Kanesh). However, the real subject of these tablets is Pithana's son Anitta (r. 1745–1720 BC), who continued where his father left off and conquered several northern cities: including Hattusa, which he cursed, and also Zalpuwa.

The inventor of the first battery was an Italian physicist named Alessandro Volta.

The troops of Bonnie Prince Charlie are in Scotland.

The German violinist, composer, conductor, and musical promoter, Johann Peter Salomon, was christened in Bonn, Germany, in 1745.

The British Poet Laureate, Henry James Pye, was born in London in 1745.