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Died on Friday December 12, 1749
- Fieke Jans (39), Uithuizermeeden,Gemeente Eemsmond,Groningen,Netherlands
- Isabella Pelsers, Maastricht
- Dirk Jans van Wingerden (Wijngaarden) (65), Ridderkerk
- Christiaan VAN DEN BROECK (38), Vorselaar, Province of Antwerp (Middle Brabant), Belgium
- Jan Koek (79), Roelofarendsveen
- Frédéric NEUFORGE (62), AYWAILLE, Liège, Belgique
- Ann Murfin (84), Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
- Christiaan Van Den Broeck, Vorselaar
- Anna Catharina Verlaet (23), Kallo (Beveren-Waas),, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Aleida van Voorst (2)
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 12, 1749 at Delpher
Born on December 12
- 1724 » Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, English admiral and politician († 1816)
- 1751 » Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
- 1758 » Françoise de Graffigny, French lettrist (b. 1695)
- 1766 » Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
- 1782 » Charles Gray, English lawyer and politician (b. 1696)
- 1786 » William L. Marcy, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 21st United States Secretary of State († 1857)
- 1789 » John Ponsonby, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1790 » Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian historian and philosopher (b. 1733)
- 1794 » Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742)
- 1799 » Karl Bryullov, Russian painter († 1852)
Died on December 12
- 1685 » John Pell, English mathematician and linguist (b. 1610)
- 1751 » Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary at War (b. 1678)
- 1758 » Françoise de Graffigny, French lettrist (b. 1695)
- 1766 » Johann Christoph Gottsched, German philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1700)
- 1782 » Charles Gray, English lawyer and politician (b. 1696)
- 1789 » John Ponsonby, Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1713)
- 1790 » Mikhail Shcherbatov, Russian historian and philosopher (b. 1733)
- 1794 » Meshullam Feivush Heller, Ukrainian author (b. 1742)
- 1803 » Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden (b. 1750)
- 1817 » Tekle Giyorgis I, Ethiopian emperor (b. 1751)
Names that were popular for boys in 1749
- Jan
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Cornelis
- Petrus
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacob
- Joseph
- Jean
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Henricus
Names that were popular for girls in 1749
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Joanna
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Elizabeth
- Anne
- Grietje
- Adriana
- Trijntje
- Van
- Neeltje
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.
The weather on Friday December 12, 1749
The temperature on December 12, 1749 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI