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   In the year 1744 birth of john Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist   

Feb 06   On this day in history birth of pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)   

Feb 09   Amos Bull, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Eise J Eisinga, Frisia, built planetarium Franeker was born on this day in history.   

Mar 13   On this day in history birth of david Allan, Scottish painter   

Apr 18   Pieter 't Hoen, Dutch journalist/patriot was born on this day in history.   

Apr 22   James Sullivan, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808) was born in the year 1744.   

May 03   Freidrich Wilhelm Weis, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 15   On this day in history charles-Hubert Gervais, composer, dies at 72   

Jan 23   On this day in history death of giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)   

Jan 25   On this day in history domenico Natale Sarro, Italian opera composer, dies at 64   

Jan 26   On this day in history death of ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)   

Feb 15   In the year 1744 frantisek Antonin Mica, composer, dies at 49   

Feb 29   John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683) died in the year 1744.   

Mar 03   Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist died on this day in history.   

Mar 04   John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (b. 1669) died on this day in history.