Page 2: Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds" in the year 1749.   

Jul 21   In the year 1749 pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland   

Aug 05   Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) in the year 1749.   

Aug 13   J E Schlegel, writer, dies in the year 1749.   

Aug 26   On this day in history johann Ernst Rembt, composer   

Aug 28   In the year 1749 johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)   

Aug 31   Radistschew, writer in the year 1749.   

Oct 04   On this day in history jean-Louis Duport, composer   

Oct 26   In the year 1749 georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

Oct 26   In the year 1749 louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

Nov 02   In the year 1749 english Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post   

Nov 23   Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) in the year 1749.   

Nov 27   On this day in history balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44   

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1749 francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76   

Dec 20   On this day in history pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies   

Dec 23   On this day in history johann Lukas Schubaur, composer   

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Jan 12   Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825)   

Jan 16   Vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 19   On this day in history birth of isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian   

Jan 29   King Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808) was born in the year 1749.   

Feb 22   Johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach was born on this day in history.   

Mar 09   Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born in the year 1749.   

Mar 10   In the year 1749 birth of lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838)   

Feb 07   In the year 1749 andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76   

Feb 08   Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66 in the year 1749.   

May 24   In the year 1749 death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

Jun 13   Jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1749 death of johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)   

Jun 18   In the year 1749 death of ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)   

Jul 03   On this day in history death of william Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)   

Jul 12   Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France died on this day in history.