What happened in 1744?

Second Silesian War

Wars & Conflicts · Silesia

Part of the War of the Austrian Succession

King George's War

Wars & Conflicts · North America

North American theater of the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo

Wars & Conflicts · Cuneo

1744 battle during the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Velletri

Wars & Conflicts · Velletri

1744 battle

Battle of Villafranca

Wars & Conflicts · Villefranche-sur-Mer

1744

Battle of Casteldelfino

Wars & Conflicts · Bellino

1744 battle

Siege of Annapolis Royal

Wars & Conflicts · Fort Anne

Four attempts by the French, along with their Acadian and native allies, to regain Annapolis Royal

Siege of Kars

Wars & Conflicts · Kars

Siege during the Ottoman–Persian War of 1743–1746

Siege of Freiburg 1744

Wars & Conflicts · Freiburg im Breisgau

1744 siege

Battle of Toulon

Wars & Conflicts · Toulon

1744 naval battle

Planned French Invasion of Britain

Wars & Conflicts · Normandy

Planned French invasion of Britain

Anders Celsius died

People · Uppsala Cathedral Assembly

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)

John Theophilus Desaguliers died

People · Covent Garden

French-born British natural philosopher and clergyman

Johann Heinrich Schulze died

People · Halle (Saale)

German professor and polymath (1687-1744)

Louis Juchereau de St. Denis died

People · Natchitoches

French-Canadian soldier and explorer active in Louisiana (New France) and Spanish Texas (1676-1744)

John Hadley died

People · East Barnet

English mathematician and astronomer; (1682-1744)

Margaretha Kirch died

People · Berlin

German astronomer

Jagannatha Samrat died

People · Amber

Indian astronomer and mathematician

Jorge de Verboom died

People · Barcelona

Flemish-born military engineer in the service of the King of Spain

Johann Friedrich Henckel died

People · Freiberg

German chemist

Pedro de Rivera y Villalón died

People · Mexico City

Spanish general

Anna Maria de Bruyn died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch actress

Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck born

People · Bazentin

Born in Bazentin. French naturalist (1744-1829).

Johann Gottfried Herder born

People · Morąg

Born in Morąg. German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803).

Abigail Adams born

People · Weymouth

Born in Weymouth. First Lady of the United States from 1797 to 1801.

Elbridge Gerry born

People · Marblehead

Born in Marblehead. Vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814.

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz born

People · Mirow

Born in Mirow. Queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland from 1761 to 1818.

Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos born

People · Gijón

Born in Gijón. Spanish neoclassical statesman, author, philosopher (1744-1811).

Nikolay Novikov born

People · Avdotyino (Stupinsky District)

Born in Avdotyino (Stupinsky District). Russian writer.

Thomas Mifflin born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American politician (1744-1800).

Prince Karl of Hesse-Kassel born

People · Kassel

Born in Kassel. German-Danish prince and general (1744-1836).

Johann III Bernoulli born

People · Basel

Born in Basel. Swiss mathematician and physicist (1744-1807).

Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. King of Prussia from 1786 to 1797 (1744–1797).

Karl Theodor von Dalberg born

People · Mannheim

Born in Mannheim. German archbishop of Mainz, later of Regensburg (1744-1817).

Maha Sura Singhanat born

People · Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya

Born in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya. Vice King of Siam (1744-1803).

Tombul Mosque (Shumen)

Religion & Belief Systems · Shumen

The largest mosque in Bulgaria

Transfiguration Church, Starocherkasskaya

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Starocherkasskaya, Russia

Our Lady of the Angels church in Nętno

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Nętno, Poland

Saint Nicholas church in Krzanowice

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Krzanowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

St. Wolfgang

Religion & Belief Systems · Haslach

Filial church in Haslach, Oy-Mittelberg, Germany

Madonna dell'Acqua

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Molino Vecchio, Valbrevenna, Italy

Saints Peter and Paul Church, Podil

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Kyiv, Ukraine

St. Macartan's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Clogher

Church building in Clogher, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad

Religion & Belief Systems · Casco Antiguo de Cartagena

Roman Catholic temple in Cartagena, Spain

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Yaroslavl

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Yaroslavl, Russia

San Michele (Asti)

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Asti, Italy

Iun-fug Giung in Longtan

Religion & Belief Systems

Village church Berge

Religion & Belief Systems · Berge im Havelland

Village church of Berge im Havelland, Nauen, Havelland district, Brandenburg

Village church Nahmitz

Religion & Belief Systems · Nahmitz

Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy

Church of the Exaltation of the Cross, Kineshma

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox chapel in Kineshma, Russia

Holden Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

The third-oldest building at Harvard University

Sint-Hubertuskerk

Religion & Belief Systems · Wakkerzeel

Church at Wakkerzeel, Belgium

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Zamárdi

Religion & Belief Systems · Hungary

Parish churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaposvár

Church of the Holy Mandylion (Voronezh)

Religion & Belief Systems

Heritage site, Eastern Orthodox church building in Voronezh, Russia

Church of the Renewal of the Temple of the Resurrection (Karpovo, Dmitrovsky District)

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building, architectural landmark in Russua

Rectory of St. Michael Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Rectory and part of church building ensemble in Hägglingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Baltic Exchange

Economy & Trade · Baltic Exchange

UK company that operates as a marketplace for shipbrokers, ship owners and charterers

Dagohoy rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Bohol

1829 rebellion on Bohol, Philippines

Christ Church

Architecture & Engineering · Old City

Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Fredrik Church

Architecture & Engineering · Stortorget

Church building in Karlskrona, Sweden

Santi Quaranta Martiri e San Pasquale Baylon, Rome

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

St Paul's Church, Safi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Safi, Malta

Saint-Louis-du-Louvre

Architecture & Engineering

Former church located in Paris, in France

Åsnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Åsnes, Innlandet, Norway

St Lawrence's Church, Mereworth

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Mereworth, Kent, England, UK

Church In Bretton Park

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in West Bretton, United Kingdom

Fort de Cavagnial

Architecture & Engineering

French fort and trading post in modern-day Kansas

Sabil-Kuttab Abd El Rahman Katkhuda

Architecture & Engineering

Building from the old part of Islamic Cairo, Egypt

Saint George Church in Kyiv

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Kyiv, Ukraine

Church of Elijah the Prophet in Suzdal

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Basilika Maria Dreieichen

Architecture & Engineering

Parish church

St. John's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering · St. Magdalena

Chapel in Villnöß, South Tyrol

Margravial Opera House

Sports & Entertainment · Bayreuth

Cultural heritage monument D-4-62-000-278 (0) in Bayreuth, Bavaria

First Saudi State founded

Empires & Countries · Diriyah

First Saudi State was founded, with its capital at Diriyah.

Emirate of Diriyah dissolved

Empires & Countries · Diriyah

Emirate of Diriyah ceased to exist, having been centered at Diriyah.