Historical Events In 1744

Jan 15   Charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 25   Domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64.   

Feb 05   John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist.   

Feb 08   French/Spanish fleet leaves Toulon   

Feb 09   Amos Bull, composer.   

Feb 09   Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Adm Matthews).   

Feb 09   Battle at Toulon (French/Spanish vs English fleet of Admiral Matthews)   

Feb 15   Frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49.   

Feb 21   Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker.   

Feb 22   Battle at Toulon English-French and Spanish fleet.   

Mar 03   Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist.   

Mar 13   David Allan, Scottish painter.   

Mar 15   French King Louis XV declares war on England   

Apr 18   Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot   

Apr 25   Anders Celsius, Swed astronomer (Centegrade Thermometer), dies at 42   

May 03   Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer.   

May 04   Marianne von Martinez, composer   

May 17   French army takes Austrian Netherlands.   

May 18   Joseph Beer, Bohemia clarinetist/composer (5th clarinet flap)   

May 30   Alexander Pope, English poet (Eloisa to Abelard), dies at 56.   

May 31   French troops conquer Kortrijk.   

May 31   Richard Edgeworth, writer, Bath   

Jun 06   France and Prussia sign peace treaty.   

Jun 14   Andre Campra, composer, dies at 83.   

Jun 18   Augustin Holler, composer.   

Jul 14   Immanuel J Pyra, German poet (Temple of True Poetry), dies at 28.   

Jul 17   Elbridge Gerry, (DR) 5th VP (Mass-Gov), invented gerrymandering.   

Jul 20   Henri Hamal, composer   

Aug 01   Jean-Baptiste-Pierre-Antoine Monnet de Lamarck, French zoologist   

Aug 11   Johann Gottlieb Schwencke, composer.   

Aug 12   Rowland Hill, preacher.   

Aug 19   Carlo Arrigoni, composer, dies at 46.   

Aug 25   Johann G von Herder, German philosopher/theologist/poet.   

Sep 15   Georg Ritschel, composer.   

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Feb 05   John jeffries: Colonial physician/meteorologist   

Feb 06   Pierre-joseph desault: French anatomist and surgeon    

Feb 09   Amos bull: Composer   

Feb 21   Eise j eisinga: Frisia, built planetarium franeker   

Mar 13   David allan: Scottish painter   

Apr 18   Pieter 't hoen: Dutch journalist/patriot   

Apr 22   James sullivan: 7th governor of massachusetts    

May 03   Freidrich wilhelm weis: Composer   

Jan 15   Charles-hubert gervais: Composer,    

Jan 23   Giambattista vico: Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)   

Jan 25   Domenico natale sarro: Italian opera composer,   

Jan 26   Ludwig andreas graf khevenhüller: Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)   

Feb 15   Frantisek antonin mica: Composer,   

Feb 29   John theophilus desaguliers: French philosopher (b. 1683)   

Mar 03   Jean barbeyrac: French jurist   

Mar 04   John anstis: Garter king of arms (b. 1669)