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   In the year 1739 eligio Celestino, composer   

Mar 20   Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne on this day in history.   

Apr 05   On this day in history french emperor Karel VI sign secret treaty   

Apr 10   Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing in the year 1739.   

Apr 19   Nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

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

May 01   Measles in Thirteen Colonies on this day in history.   

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

May 12   On this day in history jan Krtitel Vanhal, composer   

Jul 06   In the year 1739 freidrich Wilhelm Rust, composer   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1739 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday   

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   In the year 1739 caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, NJ   

Aug 27   On this day in history michel Delalande, composer   

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

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   In the year 1739 slave revolt in Stono SC led by Jemmy (25 whites killed)   

Sep 12   Reinhard Keiser, Germ conductor/composer (Markus-Passion), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Giuseppe Sigismondo, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history the Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.   

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

Feb 07   Joseph Pouteau, composer was born in the year 1739.   

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

Mar 19   On this day in history birth of charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824)   

Jan 20   Francesco Galli-Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659) died in the year 1739.   

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

Apr 19   In the year 1739 nicholas Saunderson, mathematician, dies   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1739 benedetto Marcello, composer, dies on 53rd birthday   

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