Historical Events
- Jan 3 Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- Jan 16 Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre, London, whose inevitable non-appearance caused a riot. It's alleged the Duke of Montagu perpetrated the fiasco to win a bet
- Jan 21 Verona Philharmonic Theatre destroyed by fire. Rebuilt 1754.
- Feb 28 1st edition of Henry Fieldings' novel "Tom Jones" published
- Apr 27 First performance of George Frideric Handel's "Music For The Royal Fireworks"in Green Park, London
- May 2 Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"
- May 11 British parliament accepts Consolidation Act, to reorganise the Royal Navy
- May 19 George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
- Jun 21 Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Netherlands
- Jun 21 Town of Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded by the British - sparks Father Le Loutre's War
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Frederick the Great
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Would You Believe?
Would You Believe?Hoax article advertising fictitious theatrical performer "The Bottle Conjuror" drew huge crowds to the Haymarket Theatre, London, whose inevitable non-appearance caused a riot. It's alleged the Duke of Montagu perpetrated the fiasco to win a bet
On January 16, 1749
Famous Weddings
- Aug 25 British admiral Samuel Hood (24) weds Susannah Linzee in Portsmouth, England
- Oct 17 US revolutionary Samuel Adams (27) weds Elizabeth Checkley
- Nov 17 Founding Father of the United States Roger Sherman (28) weds first wife Elizabeth Hartwell in Massachusetts
Famous People Who Died in 1749
- Feb 7 Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76
- Feb 8 Jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
- May 24 Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman
- Jun 13 Jan F van Bloemen [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87
- Jun 16 Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672)
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