Historical Events In 1739

Jan 01   In the year 1739 j B C Bouvet de Lozier discovers Bouvet Island, near Antarctica  

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

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   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   On this day in history george Clymer, US merchant (signed Decl of Ind, Constitution)  

Mar 20   Eligio Celestino, composer on this day in history.  

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 01   On this day in history measles in Thirteen Colonies  

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

May 12   Jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer in the year 1739.  

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

Jul 22   On this day in history turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia & threaten Belgrade  

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   George Clinton, NY, (D-R) 4th VP (1805-12) in the year 1739.  

Jul 29   Johannes Ritschel, composer in the year 1739.  

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

Aug 27   In the year 1739 michel Delalande, composer  

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   On this day in history joseph Legros, composer  

Sep 09   Slave revolt in Stono SC led by Jemmy (25 whites killed) on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 1739 reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65  

Sep 13   In the year 1739 giuseppe Sigismondo, composer  

Sep 18   In the year 1739 treaty of Belgrade-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks  

Sep 18   Turkey & Austria sign peace treaty-Austria cedes Belgrade to Turks on this day in history.  

Sep 23   In the year 1739 russia & Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade  

Sep 24   Grigorij A Potemkin, Monarch of Tauris/friend of Catherine II on this day in history.  

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.  

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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   In the year 1739 birth of charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823)  

Feb 07   In the year 1739 birth of joseph Pouteau, composer  

Feb 15   Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813) was born in the year 1739.  

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   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 in the year 1739.  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1739 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 03   In the year 1739 george Lillo, English dramatist (Fatal Curiosity), dies at 46  

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