Historical Events In 1748

Jan 01   Giovanni Furno, composer   

Jan 09   Stefan Paluselli, composer   

Jan 22   Lewis Edson, composer   

Jan 26   Emmanuel Aloys Forster, composer   

Jan 26   England, Netherlands, Austria and Sardinia sign anti-French treaty   

Feb 02   Christian Gottfried Thomas, composer.   

Feb 03   Henri Madin, composer, dies at 49.   

Feb 05   Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer/conductor/tutor of Beethoven   

Feb 15   Jeremy Bentham, London England philosopher/originator (Utilitarian)   

Mar 05   William Shield, composer.   

Mar 07   French troops conquer Maastricht.   

Mar 08   Willem V Batavus, prince of Orange-Nassau   

Mar 10   John Playfair, Scotland, clergyman/geologist/mathematician.   

Mar 19   English Naturalization Act passes granting Jews right to colonize US   

Mar 23   Johann Gottfried Walther, German composer/musicologist, dies at 63   

Apr 01   Ruins of Pompeii are discovered.   

Apr 07   Georg Wenzel Ritter, composer.   

Apr 12   William Kent, English sculptor/architect (Kensington Palace), dies.   

Apr 20   Georg Michael Telemann, composer.   

Apr 28   Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer.   

Apr 30   Ceasefire at Aken ends.   

May 07   French troops conquer Maastricht in the War of the Austrian Succession.   

May 07   French troops conquer Maastricht.   

May 16   Antonius van Alphen, apostolic vicar of De Bosch   

Jun 03   Amsterdam establishes municipal postal service.   

Jun 24   The Kingswood School is opened by John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley in Bristol. The school later moved to Bath.   

Jun 28   Marretje Arends, [Matje of Nieuwendijk], Amsterdam plunderer, hanged   

Jun 28   Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed.   

Jun 30   Jacques D "comte" Cassini, French astronomer.   

Jul 21   Louis-Henry Paisible, composer.   

Jul 31   Isaac Ouwater, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist.   

Aug 03   Carl Ludwig Junker, composer.   

Aug 04   Maximilian Stadler, composer   

Aug 06   Bernhard Haltenberger, composer   

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Jan 01   Giovanni furno: Composer   

Jan 09   Stefan paluselli: Composer   

Jan 22   Lewis edson: Composer   

Jan 26   Emmanuel aloys forster: Composer   

Feb 02   Christian gottfried thomas: Composer   

Feb 05   Christian gottlob neefe: German composer/conductor/tutor of beethoven   

Feb 06   Adam weishaupt: Founder of the bavarian illuminati    

Feb 09   Luther martin: American patriot    

Jan 01   Johann bernoulli: Swiss mathematician (b. 1667)   

Jan 16   Arnold drakenborch: Dutch classical scholar (b. 1684)   

Feb 03   Henri madin: Composer,    

Feb 18   Otto ferdinand von abensberg und traun: Austrian field marshal (b. 1677)   

Mar 14   George wade: British military leader (b. 1673)   

Mar 23   Johann gottfried walther: German composer/musicologist,    

Apr 12   William kent: English sculptor/architect (kensington palace),    

May 12   Thomas lowndes: English astronomer (b. 1692)