Year 1749 (MDCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. See also 1748 in architecture, other events of 1749 1750 in architecture and the Architecture timeline. Events Paintings Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin refines technique for reflected light on glass and silver painting The Silver Beaker The year 1749 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Samuel Johnson, "Vanity of Human Wishes" William Collins: On the Death Events None listed Popular Music "Soldiers of Christ Arise" (hymn by Charles Wesley The year 1749 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1748 in Canada, other events of 1749, 1750 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Henry Pelham, Whig List of state leaders in 1748 - Events of 1749 - List of state leaders in 1750 - State leaders by year ----- Africa Portugal Angola - # Fonseca Coutinho, Governor of Angola ( 1748 - 1749) # António de Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
Events of 1749
January - June
- January 3 - Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Benning Wentworth (1696&ndash October 14 1770) was the colonial governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766 The New Hampshire Grants or Benning Wentworth Grants were Land grants made between 1749 and 1764 by the provincial governor of New Hampshire, Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America.
- April 27 - The first official performance of George Frideric Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks finished early due to the outbreak of fire. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- May 19 - King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and George II (George Augustus 10 November 1683 &ndash 25 October 1760 was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( The Ohio Company, formally known as the Ohio Company of Virginia, was a land speculation company organized for the colonization of the Ohio Country. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River.
July - December
July 10: Halifax.
Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.
- July 9 - Naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia is founded as British answer to Louisbourg. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The City of Halifax (est 1841 is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Fortress of Louisbourg (in French, Forteresse de Louisbourg) is a Canadian National Historic Site and the location of a partial reconstruction
- September 15 - According to mathematical calculations, Pluto moved outside Neptune's orbit to remain the outermost planet until 1979. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a celestial body Orbiting a Star or stellar remnant that is Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)
Undated
- While in debtor's prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). A debtors' prison is a Prison for those who are unable to pay a Debt. John Cleland ( baptised 24 September 1709 &ndash 23 January 1789) was an English Novelist most famous and infamous Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, popularly known as
Births
- January 13 - Friedrich Müller, painter, narrator, lyricist and dramatist (died 1825)
- January 17 - Vittorio Alfieri, Italian dramatist (died 1803)
- January 24 - Charles James Fox, English politician (died 1806)
- January 29 - King Christian VII of Denmark (died 1808)
- March 9 - Honore Mirabeau, French politician (died 1791)
- March 10 - Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (died 1838)
- March 23 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1827)
- May 17,1749 - Edward Jenner, English physician (died 1823)
- April 11 - Adelaide Labille-Guiard, French portrait painter (died 1803)
- June 15 - Georg Joseph Vogler, German composer (died 1814)
- August 28 - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer (died 1832)
- September 25 - Abraham Gottlob Werner, German geologist (died 1817)
- September 30 - Comte Siméon Joseph Jérôme, French jurist and politician (died 1842)
- November 23 - Edward Rutledge, American statesman (died 1800)
- December 17 - Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (died 1801)
- See also Category: 1749 births. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Enkyō and before Hōreki. This period spanned the years from 1748 to 1751. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Friedrich Müller ( 13 January 1749 - 23 April 1825) German Poet, Dramatist and painter, is best Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Count Vittorio Alfieri ( 16 January 1749 &ndash 8 October 1803) was an Italian Dramatist, considered the "founder 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Right Honourable Charles James Fox ( 24 January 1749 &ndash 13 September 1806) was a prominent British Whig Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Christian VII ( January 29, 1749 - March 13, 1808) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1766 until his Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Honoré Gabriel Riqueti Comte de Mirabeau ( March 9, 1749 &ndash April 2, 1791) was a French writer popular orator and statesman Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing This article is about the librettist Lorenzo da Ponte For the Bishop of the same name see Vittorio Veneto. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Edward Jenner, FRS, ( May 17 1749 – January 26 1823) was an English scientist who studied his natural surroundings in Berkeley Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Adélaïde Labille-Guiard ( April 11, 1749 &ndash April 24, 1803) was a French history and Portrait painter 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Georg Joseph Vogler, also known as Abbé Vogler ( June 15, 1749 &ndash May 6, 1814) was a German Composer, Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital ˈjoːhan ˈvɔlfgaŋ fɔn ˈgøːtə (in English generally ˈgɝːtə 28 August 1749 22 March 1832 was a German writer Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Abraham Gottlob Werner ( September 25, 1749 &ndash June 30, 1817) was a German Geologist who set out a now obsolete theory Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Joseph Jérôme, Comte Siméon ( September 30, 1749 - January 19, 1842) was a French Jurist and politician Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Edward Rutledge (November 23 1749 January 23 1800 South Carolina statesman was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and later governor of South Carolina Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Domenico Cimarosa ( 17 December 1749 – 11 January 1801) was an Italian Opera Composer of the Neapolitan Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday
Deaths
- February 8 - Jan van Huysum, Dutch painter (born 1682)
- June 18 - Ambrose Philips, English poet (born 1675)
- July 3 - William Jones, Welsh mathematician (born 1675)
- July 12 - Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France born c. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Jan van Huysum, also spelled Huijsum ( April 15, 1682, Amsterdam - February 8, 1749, Amsterdam was a Dutch painter Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Ambrose Philips, (1674 &ndash 18 June 1749) was an English Poet. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. William Jones (1675 &ndash 3 July 1749) was a Welsh Mathematician, born in the village of Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd, on the Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Charles de la Boische Marquis de Beauharnois ( c[[ 2 October]] 1671 &ndash 12 July 1749) was a French Naval officer who served as Governor 1671)
- August 13 - Johann Elias Schlegel, German critic and poet (born 1719)
- September 10 - Emilie du Chatelet, French mathematician and physicist (born 1706)
- September 14 - Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician (born 1675)
- October 4 - Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (born 1711)
- December 5 - Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye, French-Canadian explorer and trader (born 1685)
- December 19 - Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Italian priest and composer (born 1672)
- date unknown - Maria Oriana Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter (born 1656)
- See also Category: 1749 deaths. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Johann Elias Schlegel ( January 17, 1719 Meissen - August 13, 1749) was a German Critic and dramatic Poet Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil marquise du Châtelet ( December 17, 1706 &ndash September 10, 1749) was a French Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham PC ( October 24, 1675 &ndash September 14, 1749) was a British Soldier and Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Baron Franz von der Trenck ( German: Franz Freiherr von der Trenck) ( January 1, 1711 &ndash October 4, 1749) Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Pierre Gaultier de Varennes sieur de La Vérendrye ( November 17, 1685 &ndash December 5, 1749) was a French Canadian military officer Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Francesco Antonio Bonporti ( 11 June 1672 - 19 December 1749) was an Italian priest and amateur composer The Galli-Bibiena family, or Galli da Bibiena (also spelled "Bibbiena" was a family of Italian artists of the 17th and 18th centuries including Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e
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