1739
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| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s |
| Years: | 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1739 MDCCXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2492 |
| Armenian calendar | 1188 ԹՎ ՌՃՁԸ |
| Chinese calendar | 4375/4435-11-22 (戊午年十一月廿二日) — to —
4376/4436-12-2(己未年十二月初二日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1731 – 1732 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5499 – 5500 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1794 – 1795 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1661 – 1662 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4840 – 4841 |
| Iranian calendar | 1117 – 1118 |
| Islamic calendar | 1152 – 1153 |
| Japanese calendar | Genbun 4 (元文4年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2399 (皇紀2399年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11739 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2282 |
[edit] Events
- January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier.
- February 24 - Battle of Karnal: The army of Iranian ruler Nadir Shah defeats the forces of the Mughal emperor of India, Muhammad Shah.
- March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor.
- September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston.
- September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade brings the Russo-Turkish War, 1735-1739 to an end.
- October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed.
- October 17 - The Foundling Hospital is created in London by royal charter.
- October 23 - Great Britain declares war on Spain. This becomes known as the War of Jenkins' Ear.
- November 21 - The British capture the South American silver exporting town of Porto Bello from the Spanish.
[edit] Births
- January 25 - Charles François Dumouriez, French general (d. 1823)
- February 15 - Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, French architect (d. 1813)
- March 19 - Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance, Third Consul of France (d. 1824)
- July 26 - George Clinton, American soldier and politician (d. 1812)
- November 2 - Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Austrian composer (d. 1799)
- November 20 - Jean-François de la Harpe, French critic (d. 1803)
- Johann Augustus Eberhard, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1809)
- Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French politician (d. 1817)
[edit] Deaths
- January 20 - Francesco Galli Bibiena, Italian architect/designer (b. 1659)
- April 7 - Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1705)
- April 19 - Nicholas Saunderson, English scientist and mathematician (b. 1682)
- July 24 - Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer (b. 1686)
- September 8 - Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (b. 1668)
- October 18 - Antônio José da Silva, Brazilian-born dramatist (b. 1705)
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