What happened in 1739?
53 recorded events in 1739, including 23 in people, 10 in wars & conflicts and 8 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 10
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Fifth Russo-Turkish War
1735-1739 part of the Russo-Turkish Wars
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War of Jenkins' Ear
1739–1748 conflict between Britain and Spain
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Battle of Karnal
1739 part of the Persian Invasion of India
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Battle of Grocka
1739 battle
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Battle of Porto Bello
1739 battle
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Capture of Belgrade
1739 siege
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Battle of Stavuchany
1739 battle of the Russo-Turkish war
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Travancore–Dutch War
1739–1753 war
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Raid on Quistello
1739 raid (battle of Quistello)
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Battle of Vasai
1739 conflict between the Portuguese and Maratha Empires in India
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Belgrade
1739 treaty between Austria and the Ottomans
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People 23
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Charles François de Cisternay du Fay died
French chemist
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Nicholas Saunderson died
English mathematician (1682–1739)
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Leonty Magnitsky died
Russian mathematician
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Takebe Katahiro died
Japanese mathematician
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Eustachio Manfredi died
Italian mathematician, astronomer and poet (1674–1739)
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Nicolas Sarrabat died
French astronomer
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Jacobus Wittichius died
German-Dutch philosopher
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Giovanni Battista Nauclerio died
Italian architect and engineer
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Jean Pigeon died
18th century French physicist (1654–1739)
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Henry Farquharson died
Russian mathematician
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Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach died
German organist, child of J. S. Bach
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Santiago de Murcia died
Spanish guitarist and composer (1673-1739)
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Matthias Buchinger died
German magician (1674-1739)
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Francesco Alborea died
Italian composer and cellist
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Johann Ernst Bach died
German organist
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Gottfried Grünewald died
German organist and composer
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Carlo Ignazio Monza died
Italian composer
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Gregory Potyomkin born
Born in Chizhevo. Russian military leader and politician (1739–1791).
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George Clinton born
Born in Little Britain. Vice president of the United States from 1805 to 1812 (1739–1812).
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Charles François Dumouriez born
Born in Cambrai. French general (1739–1823).
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Johann Beckmann born
Born in Hoya. German philosopher, economist and agronomist.
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John Robison born
Born in Scotland. Scottish physicist and mathematician (1739–1805).
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Henrik Gabriel Porthan born
Born in Viitasaari. Finnish professor and rector (1739–1804).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Bouvet Island
Norwegian uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island
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Religion & Belief Systems 8
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Synagogue in Stawiski
Synagogue in Stawiski (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Honen Dalim
Former synagogue in Sint Eustatius
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Synagogue in Ledeč nad Sázavou
Synagogue in Ledeč nad Sázavou (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Santa Maria del Mazzaro
Church building in Mazzarino, Italy
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Heilig Kreuz
Filial church in Albersbach, Markt Indersdorf, Germany
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St. Georg
Filial church in Eismerszell, Germany
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St. Leonhard (Kienraching)
St. Leonhard (Kienraching) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Our Lady of Kazan church
Our Lady of Kazan church (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 1
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Royal Mint of Denmark
National mint (coin manufacturer) of Denmark
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo earthquake
M8.0 earthquake in China
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Architecture & Engineering 6
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Church of Saint Ildefonso
18th-century church in Oporto
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Holy Trinity Church
Baroque Protestant church in Berlin
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Basilica of the Holy Christ, Outeiro
Church building in Bragança, Bragança District, Portugal
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Église Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Metz
Church located in Moselle, in France
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John Wesley's New Room
Grade I listed church in Bristol, England, UK
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Bernardston Congregational Unitarian Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Kotzen Theatre
Former theatre and opera house in Prague (1739-1783 )
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Empires & Countries 1
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Kingdom of Serbia dissolved
Kingdom of Serbia ceased to exist, having been centered at Belgrade.
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