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Born on Tuesday December 29, 1744
- Adamus Schrijnemaeckers, Gronsveld
- Clara Mattheus (Matthei), Rillaar
- Aplona Langeveld, Delft
- Anna van Overdijck, Oirschot, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1837)
- Godefrida van Hout, Helmond († 1749)
- Godefrida (1) van Hout, Gemeente Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1749)
- Clara Mattheus, Rillaar, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgie († 1811)
- Antonius Wilbert Teunissen, Bakel en Milheeze
- Godefrida (Gordien) van Hout, Gemeente Helmond, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1749)
- Antonius Wilbert Teunissen, Bakel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1748)
Died on Tuesday December 29, 1744
- Martijnte Gooiert Boerkens (59), Papendrecht
- Catharina Goedhert (23), Groede, Zeeuws-Vlaanderen, Zeeland, Nederland
- Arnoldus van Steenwegen (69), Melsbroek, 1820, België
- Gunnekar Ferdinand Graaf van Dietrichstein (66)
- Gustav Hanibal von OPPERSDORF
- Franciscus MICHIELS (40), Wetteren,9230,Flandre Orientale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Jacques Couillard Sieur Després (48), Montmagny, Québec, Canada
- Cornelia Jans Boshof (34)
- Elisabeth Kohl (66), Siegen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Anne Marie KARM (20), Dietwiller, 68, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 29, 1744 at Delpher
Born on December 29
- 1633 » Johannes Zollikofer, Swiss vicar († 1692)
- 1709 » Elizabeth Petrovna, Russian empress († 1762)
- 1746 » Saverio Cassar, Maltese priest and rebel leader († 1805)
- 1766 » Charles Macintosh, Scottish chemist and the inventor of waterproof fabric († 1843)
- 1796 » Johann Christian Poggendorff, German physicist and journalist († 1877)
- 1800 » Charles Goodyear, American chemist and engineer († 1860)
- 1808 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States († 1875)
- 1809 » William Ewart Gladstone, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1898)
- 1816 » Carl Ludwig, German physician and physiologist († 1895)
- 1844 » Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee, Indian barrister and was the first president of Indian National Congress. († 1906)
Died on December 29
- 1634 » John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (b. 1612)
- 1661 » Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant, French poet (b. 1594)
- 1689 » Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (b. 1624)
- 1720 » Maria Margarethe Kirch, German astronomer and educator (b. 1670)
- 1731 » Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
- 1737 » Joseph Saurin, French minister and mathematician (b. 1659)
- 1785 » Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (b. 1742)
- 1807 » Diogo de Carvalho e Sampayo, Portuguese diplomat and scientist (b. 1750)
- 1815 » Sarah Baartman, Khoikhoi woman (b. 1789)
- 1825 » Jacques-Louis David, French painter and illustrator (b. 1748)
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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1744
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- February 22 » War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.
- July 4 » The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
- September 30 » War of the Austrian Succession: France and Spain defeat Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo, but soon have to withdraw from Sardinia anyway.
Weather December 29, 1744
The temperature on December 29, 1744 was about 6.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: geheel betrokken.