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Born on Sunday January 12, 1749
- Anna Gerbens Wiarda, Makkinga, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland († 1828)
- Anton Schlagheck, Rhede, Borken, Westfalen, Duitsland
- Alleda Schuler
- Arien Sijmonsz Smit (Groot), Warmenhuijzen († 1749)
- Anna Gerbens Wiarda, Makkinga, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands († 1828)
- Anna Catharina de Meyer, Boom, Antwerpen, België († 1826)
- Arij van Lien, Rockanje, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Chidester, Morris,New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 1821)
- bastiaan jansz KLEIJN, strijen († 1799)
- Arij Pietersz van Lien, ,, Rockanje, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1835)
Died on Sunday January 12, 1749
- Franciscus Uyterhoeven (75), Ruisbroek, Puurs
- Jan Korsz. van der Pijl (2), Vlaardingen
- Arien Sijmonsz Groot (6)
- van den Heuvel, Geldrop
- Bernard Willems (3), Maldegem,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Franciscus Uyterhoeven (75), Ruisbroek, 2870, Puurs, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Anna van Tichelt (46), Oelegem
- Jeltie Ottes' (0), Hemelum
- Joannes Greefs (56), Kalmthout, 2920, België
- Ida Steppers (56), Thorn
Born on January 12
- 1715 » Jacques Duphly, French organist and composer († 1789)
- 1716 » Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and politician, 1st Spanish Governor of Louisiana († 1795)
- 1721 » Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Prussian field marshal († 1792)
- 1723 » Samuel Langdon, American minister, theologian, and academic († 1797)
- 1724 » Frances Brooke, English author and playwright († 1789)
- 1729 » Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician († 1797)
- 1746 » Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator († 1827)
- 1751 » Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies († 1825)
- 1772 » Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician († 1839)
- 1786 » Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician († 1855)
Died on January 12
- 1674 » Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (b. 1605)
- 1700 » Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (b. 1620)
- 1720 » William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1647)
- 1732 » John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (b. 1685)
- 1735 » John Eccles, English composer (b. 1668)
- 1759 » Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (b. 1709)
- 1765 » Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (b. 1696)
- 1777 » Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (b. 1726)
- 1778 » François Bigot, French politician (b. 1703)
- 1781 » Richard Challoner, English bishop (b. 1691)
Names that were popular for boys in 1749
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Pieter
- Willem
- Petrus
- Hendrik
- Jacob
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Dirk
- Johann
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1749
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elizabeth
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Jannetje
- Antje
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1749
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- January 3 » Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- January 3 » The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
- January 21 » The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- May 19 » King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- June 21 » Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.
Weather January 12, 1749
The temperature on January 12, 1749 was about 2.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east by south. Weather type: geheel betrokken.