In history, year 1744 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1744.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1744:
Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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10 May | Louis became 16th King of France after the death of Louis 15th. |
25 November | The Austrian army carried out murderous attacks and looting against the Jews of Paraguay. |
29 February | The natural philosopher of France, John Theophilus Desaguelle, died. He was a member of the Royal Society of London. |
24 January | The Dagohoy uprising in the Philippines began with the murder of Giuseppe Lamberti. |
22 February | The British fleet was defeated by the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Tulon. |
15 March | French King Louis XV declared war on Britain. |
17 May | French King Louis XV declared war on Britain. |
06 June | France and Persia signed the peace treaty. |
30 September | France and Spain defeated the Kingdom of Sardinia in the Battle of Madonna dello Olmo. |
24 November | John Carteret resigned as British Secretary of the Northern Department. |
31 December | English astronomer James Bradley announced the discovery of the dramatic movement of the Earth. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1744:
Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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01 August | Jean-Baptiste Lamarck / Soldier / France |
04 June | Patrick Ferguson / Soldier / Scotland |
06 October | James McGill / Business Man / Canada |
06 February | Pierre-Joseph Desault / Surgeon / France |
07 October | Sergey Vyazmitinov / Politician / Russia |
10 February | William Cornwallis / Politician / United Kingdom |
10 August | Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles / Queen / France |
16 August | Pierre Méchain / Astronomer / France |
17 July | Elbridge Gerry / Politician / United States of America |
19 July | Heinrich Christian Boie / Poet / Germany |
22 April | James Sullivan / Politician / United States of America |
22 November | Abigail Adams / Politician / United States of America |
23 February | Mayer Amschel Rothschild / Business Man / Germany |
25 August | Johann Gottfried Herder / Poet / Germany |
27 October | Mary Moser / Painter / United Kingdom |
29 July | Giulio Maria della Somaglia / Cardinal / Italy |