Events in year of 1749
- 05-02Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"
- 05-11British parliament accept Consolidation Act: fleet reorganization
- 05-19George II grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley
- 06-21Pieter Steyn installed as pension advisor of Neth
- 06-25General fast because of drought in Massachusetts
- 07-20Earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"
- 07-21Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland
- 10-26Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal
- 11-02English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post
People born in year of 1749
- 01-12Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff: Austrian Earl / Prince / diplomat
- 01-16Vittoria A Alfieri: Italian count / poet (Maria Stuarda)
- 01-19Isaiah Thomas: United States -- Printer / editor / publisher / historian
- 02-22Johann Nikolaus Forkel: Musicologist / 1st biographer of Bach
- 03-23Hugo Franz Karl Alexander von Kerpen: Composer
- 03-23Pierre-Simon Laplace: Mathematician / astronomer / physicist
- 03-24Bernard Jumentier: Composer
- 04-13Frederik Sigismund van Bylandt: Dutch count / Vice-Admiral
- 04-21Johann Michael Malzat: Composer
- 05-05Jean-Frederic Edelmann: Composer
- 05-17Edward Jenner: England, United Kingdom -- Physician (discovered vaccination)
- 06-15George Joseph Vogler: Composer
- 06-23Konrad Back: Composer
- 06-26Louis Joseph Claude Saint-Amans: Composer
- 08-05Thomas Lynch: Signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 08-26Johann Ernst Rembt: Composer
- 08-28Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Frankfurt, Germany -- Social philosopher (Faust)
- 08-31Radistschew: Writer
- 10-04Jean-Louis Duport: Composer
- 11-23Edward Rutledge: (Gov-South Carolina) / attorney / signer (Declaration of Independence)
- 12-17Domenico Cimarosa: Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)
- 12-23Johann Lukas Schubaur: Composer
People died in year of 1749
- 02-07Andre Cardinal Destouches: Composer, dies at 76
- 02-08Jan van Huysum: Dutch still life painter, dies at 66
- 08-13J E Schlegel: Writer
- 10-26Louis-Nicholas Clerambault: French Composer / organist, dies at 72
- 11-27Balthasar Schmid: Composer, dies at 44
- 11-27Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel: Composer, dies at 59
- 12-19Francesco Antonio Bonporti: Composer, dies at 76
- 12-20Pakubuwono II: Susuhunan of Mataram Java
Events in year of 1750
- 01-03Tax revolt in Haarlem Neth
- 02-08Minor earthquake in London
- 03-051st American Shakespearean production-"altered" Richard III, New York City
- 07-05Slave revolt on Curacao
- 08-07Slave uprising on Curacao
- 09-05Decree issued in Paderborn Prussia allows for annual search of all Jewish homes for stolen or "doubtful" goods
- 12-011st American school to offer manual training courses opens - Maryland
People born in year of 1750
- 01-11Johann Jakob Walder: Composer
- 01-24Wybo Fijnje: Dutch politician / patriot / journalist
- 01-25Johann Gottfried Vierling: Composer
- 01-31Gerrit J Pijman: Dutch Minister of War (1798-1800, 1803-06)
- 02-10Stanislao Mattei: Composer
- 02-28Ignacy Potocki: Polish Foreign Minister
- 03-15Caroline Herschel: Astronomer / discoverer
- 03-16Caroline Lucretia Herchel: Hanover, Germany -- 1st mod woman astronomer
- 03-20Martinus van Marum: Dutch chemist / physicist (Homo Diluvii Testus)
- 03-23Johannes Matthias Sperger: Composer
- 03-28Francisco A G de Miranda: Venezuelan freedom fighter
- 03-30John Stafford Smith: Composer
- 04-24Simon-Antoine-Jean Lhuillier: Switzerland -- Mathematician
- 04-28Paul Ignaz Kurzinger: Composer
- 05-08Elias Mann: Composer
- 05-20Stephen Girard: Bailed out US bonds during War of 1812
- 06-03Frederic Thieme: Composer
- 06-17Michel Woldemar: Composer
- 07-19Alessio Prati: Composer
- 08-10Daniel Gottlob Turk: Composer
- 08-18Antonio Salieri: Italy -- Composer (Tatare)
- 09-02Pehr Frigel: Composer
- 09-05Robert Fergusson: Scottish poet (Scots poems)
- 09-18Tomas de Iriarte: Spanish writer (Fabulas Literarias)
- 10-31Leonor de Almeida Marquesa de Alorna: Portuguese poet
- 11-27Anton Thadaus Johann Nepomuk Stamitz: Composer
- 12-03Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel: Composer
- 12-23Frederik Augustus I [the Righteous]: King of Saxony (1806-27)
- 12-25John "Christmas" Beckwith: Composer
People died in year of 1750
- 01-17Tomaso Albinioni: Italian Composer (Adagio in G Minor), dies at 78
- 02-02Johann Graf: Composer, dies at 65
- 02-22Pietro Filippo Scarlotti: Composer, dies at 71
- 03-07Cornelis Troost: Dutch Painter (Beslikte Zwaentje), dies at 52
- 05-29Giuseppe Porsile: Composer, dies at 70
- 06-02Johann Valentin Rathgeber: German composer, dies at 68
- 06-14Franz Anton Maichelbeck: Composer, dies at 47
- 07-28Johann Sebastian Bach: German Composer (Art of the Fugue), dies at 65
- 07-31Johan V: King of Portugal
- 08-12Rachel Ruysch: Royal Painter of soverign Johan von de Pfalz
- 09-14Carl T Pachelbel: US Organist / Composer
- 09-15Charles Theodore Pachelbel: Composer, dies at 59
- 10-03Georg Matthias Monn: Composer, dies at 33
- 10-16Silvius Leopold Weiss: Composer, dies at 64
- 11-01Gustaaf W van Imhoff: Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45
- 11-20Wilhelmus Schortinghuis: Theologist (Christian religion), dies at 50
- 11-25Francesco Feroci: Composer, dies at 77
- 12-01Doppelmayr: Mathematician
Events in year of 1751
- 02-251st performing monkey exhibited in America, NYC (admission 1 cent)
- 04-05Adolf Frederik of Holstein-Gottorp crowns himself King of Sweden
- 05-111st US hospital founded (Pennsylvania Hospital)
- 07-291st international world title prize fight-Jack Stack of England, beats challenger M Petit of France in 29 minutes in England
- 07-31Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses
- 08-24Thomas Colley executed in England for drowning supposed witch
- 08-31English troops under sir Robert Clive occupy Arcot India
- 09-12Amsterdam refuses establishment of Jewish ghetto
- 09-13England signs Austrian and Russian alliance
- 10-20Royal ship Duc de Bourgogne launched at Rochefort
- 12-23France sets plan to tax clergymen
People born in year of 1751
- 01-12Ferdinand I: King of Sicily and Naples
- 01-12Jacob M R Lenz: Writer (Das Leidende Weib)
- 01-14Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schroter: Composer
- 01-18Ferdinand Kauer: Composer
- 01-21Josephus Andreas Fodor: Composer
- 02-04Blas de Laserna: Composer
- 02-12Joseph Waast Aubert Nonot: Composer
- 02-18Karl Haack: Composer
- 02-19Cornelis de Gijselaar: Dutch politician / patriot
- 03-05Jan Krtitel Kuchar: Composer
- 03-16James Madison: Port Conway, Virginia -- (D-R), 4th US President (1809-17)
- 04-03Jean-Baptiste Lamoyne: Composer
- 05-12Gaetano Manna: Composer
- 05-24Charles Emanuel II: King of Sardina (1796-1802)
- 06-02Antoni Weinert: Composer
- 06-04John Scott: 1st Earl of Eldon
- 08-07Wilhelmina FS: Princess of Prussia / Orange / Wife of Willem V
- 08-12Johann Baptist Lasser: Composer
- 08-21Johann Georg Witthauer: Composer
- 08-23Louis-Francois Beffara: Lexicographer
- 09-10Bartolomeo Campagnoli: Italian violinist / composer / conductor
- 09-13Henry Kobell: Dutch painter / cartoonist
- 10-20Hendrik van Stralen: Dutch MP / Secretary of Interior
- 10-21David Moritz Michael: Composer
- 12-07Jurrian F de Frederici: Governor-General (Suriname)
- 12-28Josef Blazej Smrcek: Composer
People died in year of 1751
- 03-20Frederick Louis: English Prince of Wales / Son of George I
- 03-25Frederik of Hessen Kassel: King of Sweden (1720-51), dies at 74
- 05-20Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas: Composer, dies at 38
- 06-20Adriaen Valckenier: Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies (1737-41), dies at 56
- 07-15John Wilson: Botanist
- 10-22Willem IV KH Friso: Prince of Orange-Nassau, dies at 40
- 11-22Anton Englert: Composer, dies at 77