Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   In the year 1749 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"   

Jul 21   Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland in the year 1749.   

Aug 05   On this day in history thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Aug 13   In the year 1749 j E Schlegel, writer, dies   

Aug 26   On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust) in the year 1749.   

Aug 31   Radistschew, writer on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1749 jean-Louis Duport, composer   

Oct 26   Georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post on this day in history.   

Nov 23   Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) in the year 1749.   

Nov 27   In the year 1749 balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 in the year 1749.   

Dec 17   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1749.   

Dec 20   Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies in the year 1749.   

Dec 23   Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer in the year 1749.   

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Jan 12   Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)   

Jan 19   Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born in the year 1749.   

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 09   On this day in history birth of honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)   

Mar 10   On this day in history birth of lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)   

Feb 07   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1749.   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1749 death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

Jun 13   Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 in the year 1749.   

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674) died in the year 1749.   

Jul 03   On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

Jul 12   In the year 1749 death of charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France