Page 2: Historical Events In 1744

Sep 15   Georg Ritschel, composer   

Sep 20   Giacomo Quarenghi, Ital/Russian master builder (Hermitage Theater).   

Sep 25   Frederik Willem II, king of Prussia (1786-97)   

Sep 30   France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.   

Oct 04   Domenico Corri, composer   

Oct 31   Leonardo Ortensio Salvatore de Leo, composer, dies at 50.   

Nov 11   Abigail Smith Adams, 2nd 1st lady (1797-1801).   

Nov 23   English premier John Carteret steps down.   

Nov 25   Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague   

Nov 26   Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff, composer   

Dec 08   Pierre Joseph Candielle, composer   

Dec 19   Jacobus J Cramer, priest of Holland/Zealand/West-Friesland.   

Dec 22   Abigail Adams, Weymouth Mass, 2nd inaugural lady (1797-1801)   

Dec 31   James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's motion of nutation.   

Dec 31   James Bradley announces discovery of Earth's nutation motion (wobble)   

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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)