Famous Deaths In 1749

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 On this day in history death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman

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 In the year 1749 death of ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)

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

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 Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (b. 1675) died on this day in history.

Oct 04 In the year 1749 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 Balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44 in the year 1749.

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 In the year 1749 gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42

Dec 19 In the year 1749 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76

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

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

Jan 13 In the year 1749 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 King Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808) was born in the year 1749.

Feb 22 Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born on this day in history.

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)