Historical Events In 1739

Jan 01   J B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica in the year 1739.  

Jan 04   In the year 1739 henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)  

Jan 14   In the year 1739 england & Spain signs 2nd Convention of Pardo  

Feb 07   In the year 1739 joseph Pouteau, composer  

Feb 24   On this day in history battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.  

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

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 in the year 1739.  

Apr 05   French emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 21   Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord in the year 1739.  

May 06   On this day in history bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed), dies at 63  

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

Jul 06   Freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1739 turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia & threaten Belgrade  

Jul 24   Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday in the year 1739.  

Jul 25   Johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogy/chronologist, dies at 73 in the year 1739.  

Jul 26   George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) on this day in history.  

Jul 29   In the year 1739 johannes Ritschel, composer  

Jul 30   Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, NJ on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1739 michel Delalande, composer  

Sep 01   On this day in history 35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal  

Sep 03   George Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46 in the year 1739.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history giuseppe Sigismondo, composer  

Sep 18   Treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.  

Sep 18   On this day in history turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks  

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

Sep 24   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   England declares war on Spain [OS=Oct 30] in the year 1739.  

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Jan 04   In the year 1739 birth of henrik C Cras, Dutch lawyer (Laudatio Hugonis Grotii)  

Jan 19   Joseph Bonomi the Elder, Italian architect (d. 1808) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history birth of charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823)  

Feb 07   Joseph Pouteau, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1739 birth of alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)  

Mar 05   Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge, doctor, Massachusetts militia officer, member of the Massachusetts legislature (d. 1819) was born on this day in history.  

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

Mar 19   Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824) was born in the year 1739.  

Jan 20   Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) died on this day in history.  

Apr 07   Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1706) died in the year 1739.  

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   Benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday in the year 1739.  

Jul 25   On this day in history johannes van der Hagen, vicar/genealogy/chronologist, dies at 73  

Sep 03   George Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46 in the year 1739.  

Sep 08   Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (b. 1668) died on this day in history.