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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| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature (Poetry) - Music - Science |
| Countries: Canada - |
| Great Britain - Mexico |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
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Year 1739 (MDCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar).
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[edit] Events of 1739
[edit] January - June
- 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.
[edit] July - December
- 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 Portobelo from the Spanish.
[edit] Undated
- First Bible in Estonian is published.
- Ecuador becomes a part of New Granada.
- 84,000 farmers revolt in the province of Iwaki.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1739 MDCCXXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2492 |
| Armenian calendar | 1188 ԹՎ ՌՃՁԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -105 – -104 |
| Berber calendar | 2689 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2283 |
| Burmese calendar | 1101 |
| 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) |
| Coptic calendar | 1455 – 1456 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1731 – 1732 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5499 – 5500 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1794 – 1795 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1661 – 1662 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4840 – 4841 |
| Holocene calendar | 11739 |
| Iranian calendar | 1117 – 1118 |
| Islamic calendar | 1151 – 1152 |
| Japanese calendar | Genbun 4 (元文4年) |
| Korean calendar | 4072 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2282 |
- 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)
- December 14 - Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French politician (d. 1817)
- date unknown - Johann Augustus Eberhard, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1809)
- See also Category: 1739 births.
[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)
- September 12 - Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (b. 1667)
- October 18 - Antônio José da Silva, Brazilian-born dramatist (b. 1705)
- See also Category: 1739 deaths.
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