Page 2: Historical Events In 1746

Mar 30   Francisco Jose de Goya, Fuendetodos Spain, painter/etcher (Naked Maja).   

Apr 16   Battle at Culloden: Troops of George II of Great Britain defeat Charles Stuart   

Apr 27   Battle at Culloden Moor: Duke of Cumberland beats "James VIII and III"   

May 13   Oliver Brownson, composer.   

May 15   Giovanni Antonio Ricieri, composer, dies at 67.   

May 19   Johann Friedrich Peter, composer   

May 22   Russia and Austria signs treaty of cooperation.   

May 30   Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer, dies at 69   

Jun 01   French troops conquer Antwerp   

Jun 02   Russia and Austria sign agreements   

Jun 03   James Hook, composer   

Jun 16   Battle at Piacenza: Austria and Sardinia beat Spanish and French army   

Jun 24   Jean Baptiste Rochefort, composer.   

Jul 02   Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck, composer.   

Jul 07   Ludwig Wenzel Lachnith, composer   

Jul 09   Philip V, French King of Spain (1700-24, 24-46), dies at 62.   

Jul 10   Bonnie Prince Charlie flees in disguise to Isle of Skye.   

Jul 16   Giuseppe Piazzi, Italian monk/discoverer (1st asteroid-Ceres).   

Jul 17   Anthonie van de Heim, Dutch pension advisor (1737-46), dies at 53.   

Jul 28   John Peter Zenger, journalist, involved in 1st amendment fight, dies.   

Jul 28   Thomas Heyward, soldier, signed Decl of Ind   

Aug 02   Joan Lucaz, Dutch journalist/patriot   

Aug 06   Christian VI, king of Denmark/Norway, dies   

Aug 07   Daniel W Wyttenbach, Dutch classical/historian   

Aug 08   Hieronymus van Alphen, Dutch attorney/poet (church songs).   

Aug 27   Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, composer, dies.   

Sep 04   Bernardus Bosch, Dutch Patriot/poet/writer, baptised   

Sep 20   Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France from Scotland   

Sep 21   French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais and Dupleix Madras   

Sep 23   Jacob Gilles appointed Dutch pension advisor.   

Sep 28   William Jones, London England, British Orientalist/jurist.   

Sep 29   Ernst Ludwig Gerber, composer   

Oct 01   Bonnie Prince Charlie flees to France.   

Oct 02   Josiah Burchett, English Secretary of the Admiralty.   

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Jan 11   Frantisek adam mica: Composer   

Jan 11   William curtis: English botanist/publisher (botanical magazine)   

Jan 12   Johann heinrich pestalozzi: Switzerland, educator [os]   

Jan 21   Johann h pestalozzi: Zurich switz, educator (leonard & gertrude) [ns]   

Jan 24   Gustav iii: King during swedish enlightenment (1771-92)   

Feb 04   Tadeusz koÅ›ciuszko: Polish, belarusian and lithuanian national hero   

Feb 16   Johann heinse: German sturm und drang novelist/art critic   

Feb 26   Archduchess marie amalie of austria: Duchess of piacenza   

Jan 05   Anton simon ignaz praelisauer: Composer,   

Jan 21   Gottfried kirkhoff: Composer,    

Feb 04   Robert blair: Scottish poet (grave),   

Feb 20   Guillaume coustou sr: French sculptor (mary leszczynska),    

Feb 28   Hermann von der hardt: German historian (b. 1660)   

Mar 18   Anna leopoldovna: Regent of russia (b. 1718)   

Mar 20   Nicolas de largillière: French painter (b. 1656)   

May 15   Giovanni antonio ricieri: Composer,