Famous Deaths In 1749

Feb 07 Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.

Feb 08 In the year 1749 jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66

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 In the year 1749 death of johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)

Jun 18 On this day in history 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 In the year 1749 j E Schlegel, writer, dies

Sep 10 On this day in history death of Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (b. 1706)

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

Dec 05 Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, New French explorer and trader (b. 1685) died on this day in history.

Dec 10 In the year 1749 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 On this day in history birth of ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat

Jan 13 In the year 1749 birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)

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

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian

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 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)