Page 2: Historical Events In 1748

Aug 13   Pieter L van de Kasteele, Dutch politician/patriot.   

Aug 15   United Lutheran Church of US organized   

Aug 16   "Geldermalsen" sails to East-Indies   

Aug 16   Pietro Giuseppe Sandoni, composer, dies at 63.   

Aug 26   The inaugural Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   

Aug 27   James Thomson, dies.   

Aug 30   Jacques-Louis David, France, Neoclassical painter (Death of Marat).   

Aug 31   Jean-Etienne Despreaux, composer.   

Sep 14   Johann Paul Schulthesius, composer   

Sep 17   Robert Wainwright, composer.   

Sep 24   Philipp Meissner, composer   

Sep 28   Johann Michael Demmler, composer   

Oct 07   Charles XIII, King of Sweden (1809-18)/Norway (1814-18).   

Oct 08   Franz Seydelmann, composer   

Oct 17   French troops lift siege of English at Pondicherry, India.   

Oct 18   Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, ends War of Austrian Succession.   

Nov 01   Christoph Rheineck, composer.   

Nov 11   Carlos IV, king of Spain (1788-1808).   

Nov 23   Etienne Joseph Floquet, composer.   

Dec 11   Ewald G von Kleist, German lawyer/inventor of condensator, dies at 55   

Dec 16   Ferdinand-Philippe-Joseph Staes, composer.   

Dec 26   France and Austria signs treaty about Southern Netherlands.   

Dec 27   William Marshall, 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)