What happened in 1749?

Father Le Loutre's War

Wars & Conflicts · Acadia

Colonial war between Britain and France

Battle of Ambur

Wars & Conflicts · Ambur

1749 battle

Battle of Penfui

Wars & Conflicts

Took place on 9 November 1749 in the hillside of Penfui, near modern Kupang

Battle of Changanassery

Wars & Conflicts · Changanassery

Battle in 1750 between Thekkumkur and Travancore, India

Battle of Lafaruug

Wars & Conflicts · Lafa-Ruug

1749 battle

Raid on Dartmouth

Wars & Conflicts · Dartmouth

1749 raid of a sawmill in Nova Scotia

Siege of Grand Pre

Wars & Conflicts · Grand-Pré

1749 siege in Nova Scotia

Third Javanese War of Succession

Wars & Conflicts · Mataram Sultanate

1749–1757 armed conflict in Java

Conspiracy of the Slaves

Wars & Conflicts · Malta

1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta

Mark Catesby died

People · London

English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)

Jean-Jacques Amelot de Chaillou died

People · Paris

French politician

Émilie du Châtelet died

People · Lunéville

Era chiná physicist, and author (1706-1749)

William Jones died

People · London

Welsh mathematician who named 'pi' (1675–1749)

Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye died

People · Montreal

French Canadian explorer and trader (1685-1749)

Antonio Schinella Conti died

People · Padua

Historian, mathematician, philosopher and physicist from Italy

Thomas Godfrey died

People · Philadelphia

American optician and inventor (1704-1749)

Johann Georg Liebknecht died

People · Giessen

German astronomer

William Ged died

People · Leith

British printer

Methodios Anthrakites died

People · Ioannina

Greek philosopher and polymath

Daniel Cajanus died

People · Haarlem

Swedish-Finnish giant

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe born

People · Frankfurt

Born in Frankfurt. German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832).

Pierre-Simon Laplace born

People · Beaumont-en-Auge

Born in Beaumont-en-Auge. French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827).

Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau born

People · Le Bignon-Mirabeau

Born in Le Bignon-Mirabeau. French writer, orator and statesman (1749-1791).

Vittorio Alfieri born

People · Asti

Born in Asti. Italian noble, dramatist and poet (1749–1803).

Alexander Radishchev born

People · Radischevo

Born in Radischevo. 18th century Russian author and social critic.

Lorenzo Da Ponte born

People · Ceneda

Born in Ceneda. Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838).

Charles James Fox born

People · Westminster

Born in Westminster. British Whig statesman (1749–1806).

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre born

People · Amiens

Born in Amiens. French mathematician and astronomer.

Petar I Petrović-Njegoš born

People · Njeguši

Born in Njeguši. Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral and Ruler of (Old) Montenegro.

Christian VII of Denmark born

People · Christiansborg Palace

Born in Christiansborg Palace. King of Denmark and Norway (1749-1808).

Jahan Shah IV born

People · Red Fort

Born in Red Fort. Temporary ruler of Mughal Empire (1788).

Fort Chambray

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Malta

Woolmanhill Hospital

Science & Technology · Aberdeen

Hospital in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, closed in 2017

Antiguo Hospital de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

Science & Technology

Former hospital in Cádiz, Spain

Washington and Lee University

Science & Technology

Private liberal arts university in Lexington, Virginia

Krasnojarsk

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite

Cupid and Psyche (Roman sculpture)

Exploration & Discovery · Capitoline Museums

Roman statue

Gilahli Mosque in Shaki

Religion & Belief Systems

A historical mosque located in the city of Sheki.

Kryepazari Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Ulcinj, Montenegro

Sultana Esma Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Jajce

Mosque architectural ensemble in Jajce

Rașcov synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Architectural monument of national importance in Moldova

St. Nikolaus

Religion & Belief Systems · Straß

Church building in Straß, Ainring, Germany

Saint Martin church in Linowiec

Religion & Belief Systems

Dominican Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Lviv, Ukraine

San Barnaba, Venice

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Venice, Italy

Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic place in Goliad, Goliad County, Texas

Reformed church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Stein in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekapel (Outer)

Religion & Belief Systems · Outer

Chapel in Outer, Ninove, Belgium

Presidio La Bahía

Religion & Belief Systems

historic place in Goliad, Goliad County, Texas

Graceham Moravian Church and Parsonage

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Augusta Stone Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Kovilj monastery

Religion & Belief Systems

Monastery

Rectory in Činěves

Religion & Belief Systems · Činěves

St. Franz Xaver

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Heggen, Stötten am Auerberg, Germany

Rectory (Geisenried)

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Geisenried

Pfarrhaus

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Landsberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Evangelical Reformed Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Two similar, symmetrical church buildings in Zofingen in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Rectory Oberburg

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building and part of a building ensemble in Oberburg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Pfarrhaus Baruth bei Bautzen

Religion & Belief Systems · Baruth bei Bautzen

Heineken UK Limited

Economy & Trade · Edinburgh

Defunct brewery

Frederik's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Copenhagen

Al-Azm Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749

St. Peter's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Mainz

Most important rococo building in Mainz

Wolvendaal Church

Architecture & Engineering · Colombo

Church building in Colombo District, Sri Lanka

Divine Mercy Sanctuary in Vilnius

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vilnius, Lithuania

Lesja Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Lesja, Innlandet, Norway

Santa Croce, Padua

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Padua, Italy

San Giovanni Battista, Verrua Savoia

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Verrua Savoia, Italy

Église Saint-Sauveur à Recouvrance, Brest

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Finistère, in France

Fort de La Présentation

Architecture & Engineering

French fort in upstate New York

King's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Anglican church in Boston, US

Saints Peter and Paul church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Óbuda, Budapest, Hungary

Church of the Savior on Bolvany

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Moscow, Russia

Avero House

Architecture & Engineering

Historic house in Florida, United States

Nihomatsu Domain Monumental Stele

Architecture & Engineering · Nihonmatsu Castle

Stele in Fukushima, Japan

Sakurayama Shrine

Architecture & Engineering · Morioka Castle

Shinto shrine in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

Atagan-Dyrestuysky datsan

Architecture & Engineering

Citadel Hill

Architecture & Engineering

fort and military museum in Halifax, Canada

Chapelle de l'oratoire

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel located in Vaucluse, in France

Isaaq chieftainship founded

Empires & Countries · Thun

Isaaq chieftainship was founded, with its capital at Thun.