1750s BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	19th century BC – 18th century BC – 17th century BC
Decades:	1780s BC 1770s BC 1760s BC – 1750s BC – 1740s BC 1730s BC 1720s BC
Years:	1759 BC 1758 BC 1757 BC 1756 BC 1755 BC 1754 BC 1753 BC 1752 BC 1751 BC 1750 BC
1750s BC-related categories:

The 1750s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1759 BC to December 31, 1750 BC.

Events and trends

• c. 1750 BC—The eruption of Mt. Veniaminof, located on the Alaskan Peninsula, becomes the first global volcanic eruption in history.^[1][2]
• c. 1750 BC—Hammurabi dies and is succeeded by his son, Samsu-iluna, who is already involved in Babylonian government.^[3]
• c. 1750 BC :Aryan migrations

Significant people

• Hammurabi, king of Babylon since 1792 BC, according to the middle chronology
• Rim-Sin I, king of Larsa since 1758 BC, according to the short chronology

References

1. http://raptureimminent.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/3762-years-of-global-volcanic-eruptions/
2. http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3498/20130815/alaskan-volcano-eruption-causes-rumbles-worries.htm
3. http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/imperialism/notes/hammurabi.html