Historical Events In 1739

Jan 01   On this day in history j B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica  

Jan 04   Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) on this day in history.  

Jan 14   England & Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1739 joseph Pouteau, composer  

Feb 24   In the year 1739 battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.  

Mar 16   In the year 1739 george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)  

Mar 20   On this day in history eligio Celestino, composer  

Mar 20   Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne on this day in history.  

Apr 05   In the year 1739 french emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty  

Apr 10   On this day in history dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing  

Apr 19   Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies in the year 1739.  

Apr 21   In the year 1739 spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord  

May 06   Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63 in the year 1739.  

May 12   Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 06   On this day in history freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer  

Jul 22   Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia & threaten Belgrade on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1739 johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogy/chronologist, dies at 73  

Jul 26   In the year 1739 george Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12)  

Jul 29   On this day in history johannes Ritschel, composer  

Jul 30   On this day in history caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, NJ  

Aug 27   Michel Delalande, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 01   In the year 1739 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal  

Sep 03   On this day in history george Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46  

Sep 07   Joseph Legros, composer in the year 1739.  

Sep 09   Slave revolt in Stono SC led by Jemmy (25 whites killed) in the year 1739.  

Sep 12   Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65 in the year 1739.  

Sep 13   In the year 1739 giuseppe Sigismondo, composer  

Sep 18   Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks in the year 1739.  

Sep 18   Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks in the year 1739.  

Sep 23   Russia & Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade on this day in history.  

Sep 24   In the year 1739 grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II  

Oct 03   The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739 in the year 1739.  

Oct 19   On this day in history england declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30]  

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Jan 04   Henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii) was born in the year 1739.  

Jan 19   In the year 1739 birth of joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (d. 1808)  

Jan 25   Charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823) was born in the year 1739.  

Feb 07   Joseph Pouteau, composer was born in the year 1739.  

Feb 15   Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 05   On this day in history birth of benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (d. 1819)  

Mar 16   George Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution) was born in the year 1739.  

Mar 19   Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1739 death of francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659)  

Apr 07   On this day in history death of dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1706)  

Apr 19   On this day in history nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies  

May 06   In the year 1739 bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63  

Jul 24   On this day in history benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday  

Jul 25   In the year 1739 johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogy/chronologist, dies at 73  

Sep 03   On this day in history george Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46  

Sep 08   In the year 1739 death of yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (b. 1668)