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   In the year 1749 thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence)   

Aug 13   J E Schlegel, writer, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Johann Ernst Rembt, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)   

Aug 31   On this day in history radistschew, writer   

Oct 04   Jean-Louis Duport, composer in the year 1749.   

Oct 26   On this day in history georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal   

Oct 26   On this day in history louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72   

Nov 02   On this day in history english Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post   

Nov 23   Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) on this day in history.   

Nov 27   In the year 1749 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   Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1749.   

Dec 20   In the year 1749 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 in the year 1749.   

Jan 13   In the year 1749 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   In the year 1749 birth of isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian   

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)   

Feb 22   In the year 1749 birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach   

Mar 09   On this day in history birth of honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791)   

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman   

Jun 13   In the year 1749 jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87   

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.   

Jun 18   Ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674) died on this day in history.   

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

Jul 12   On this day in history death of charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France