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December 22, 1749 
December 20, 1749
Born on Sunday December 21, 1749
- ADRIANA GOMMERS, Pulderbos
- Adrianus Oerlemans, Sprang, Noord Brabant, Ned
- Adriana Van der Cruyssen, Gontrode, Oost Vlaanderen, België
- Anna Kerkhoff, Rosmalen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1781)
- Aaltjen Everts, Apeldoorn
- Albert Willemsen Klein Sessink, Hengelo, Gelderland, Nederland († 1789)
- Aart Martensen, Putten
- aagje jans DEKKER, oudenhoorn
- Albert KLEIN SESSINK, Hengelo, Nederland, Gelderland, Nederland († 1789)
- Andries Lourens Brummelkamp, Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
Died on Sunday December 21, 1749
- Enneken ? Wijkamp (Weijkamp), Varseveld
- Joanna Smeeten (37), Lottum, Li.NL
- Jan Nicolaas Verschoor (34), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
- Ariaentje Jansen Stuijt (Stuijdt) (5), Hoogwoud
- Elisabeth Harden (57), Einighausen
- Elisabeth Van Campfort (0), Dessel, Belgie
- Jan Nicolaas Verschoor (34), Maastricht
- Claude DUBOUIS (70), Cuinzier,42000,Loire,Rhône-Alpes,FRANCE
- Guillaume NICOL (44), Batz-sur-Mer,44740,Loire-Atlantique,Pays de la Loire,FRANCE,France
- Franciscus CLAESSENS (0), Stabroek, Antwerpen, Belgie
Born on December 21
- 1714 » John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general († 1774)
- 1728 » Hermann Raupach, German harpsichord player and composer († 1778)
- 1778 » Anders Sandøe Ørsted, Danish jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Denmark († 1860)
- 1795 » Jack Russell, English priest, hunter, and dog breeder († 1883)
- 1795 » Leopold von Ranke, German historian, author, and academic († 1886)
- 1803 » Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic († 1894)
- 1804 » Benjamin Disraeli, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom († 1881)
- 1805 » Thomas Graham, Scottish chemist and academic († 1869)
- 1811 » Archibald Tait, Scottish-English archbishop († 1882)
- 1815 » Thomas Couture, French painter and educator († 1879)
Died on December 21
- 1581 » Jean de la Cassière, 51st Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (b. 1502)
- 1597 » Peter Canisius, Dutch priest and saint (b. 1521)
- 1608 » William Davison, secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. c. 1541)
- 1610 » Catherine Vasa, Swedish princess (b. 1539)
- 1701 » Sir Hugh Paterson, Baronet of Bannockburn (b. 1659)
- 1807 » John Newton, English soldier and minister (b. 1725)
- 1824 » James Parkinson, English physician and paleontologist (b. 1755)
- 1869 » Friedrich Ernst Scheller, German jurist and politician (b. 1791)
- 1873 » Francis Garnier, French admiral and explorer (b. 1839)
- 1889 » Friedrich August von Quenstedt, German geologist and palaeontologist (b. 1809)
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 December 21, 1749
The temperature on December 21, 1749 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen.