Famous Deaths In 1749

Feb 07 In the year 1749 andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76

Feb 08 Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 in the year 1749.

May 24 Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman died on this day in history.

Jun 13 Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.

Jun 16 Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.

Jun 18 Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674) died on this day in history.

Jul 03 William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) died in the year 1749.

Jul 12 On this day in history death of charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France

Aug 13 J E Schlegel, writer, dies in the year 1749.

Sep 10 Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1706) died on this day in history.

Sep 14 In the year 1749 death of richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (b. 1675)

Oct 04 On this day in history death of franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (b. 1711)

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

Nov 27 On this day in history balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44

Dec 05 On this day in history death of pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, New French explorer and trader (b. 1685)

Dec 10 On this day in history gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42

Dec 19 Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.

Dec 20 On this day in history pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies

Jan 12 In the year 1749 birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)

Jan 16 In the year 1749 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 On this day in history 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 Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born on this day in history.

Mar 10 In the year 1749 birth of lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)