Historical events in 1739

18 historical records

January 17391 historical events

1739, January 3rd · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government · Robert Walpole Orford, 1st

Convention

Compromise settlement of commercial disputes with Spain

May 17391 historical events

1739, May · Great Britain · Bristol · Religion · Methodism · John Wesley

New Room Founded

Wesley opens the New Room as an early Methodist meeting house.

October 17391 historical events

1739, October 19th · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government · Robert Walpole Orford, 1st

Declaration of War

Declares war on Spain for breaches of the Pravdo Convention

November 17394 historical events

1739, November 22nd · England · Portobello · Warfare · Jenkins Ear · Edward Vernon

Battle of Portobello

Seizes the Spanish stronghold of Portobello, Panama

1739, November 22nd · England · Portobello · Warfare · Jenkins Ear · Edward Vernon

Capture of Portobello

Captures Portobello from the Spanish with just 6 ships

1739, November 22nd · Spain · Portobello · Warfare · Jenkins Ear · Philip V

Battle of Portobello

The English capture Portobello

1739, November 22nd · Spain · Portobello · Warfare · Jenkins Ear · Philip V

Capture of Portobello

The English capture Portobello

1739 · England · Portobelo · Warfare · War of Jenkins Ear · Edward Vernon

Admiral

British forces capture Portobelo during the War of Jenkins Ear

1739 · Austria · Belgrade · House · House of Habsburg · Charles VI

Treaty of Belgrade

Ends the war with the Turks in the latters favor

1739 · Germany · Government · Government of Germany · Heinrich von Podewils Podewils

Chief Minister

Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia

1739 · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Spencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Foundling Hospital

Involved in the creation of the Foundling Hospital in 1739, which was an orphanage for abandoned children

1739 · Great Britain · London · Government · Whig Party Government · Robert Walpole Orford, 1st

Declaration of War

Reluctantly declares war against Spain due to pressure from the City & the King. A state of war fever breaks out over "Jenkins ear"

1739 · Great Britain · House · House of Hanover · Edward Augustus

Birth of Edward Augustus

Birth of Edward Augustus, 3rd child & 2nd son of Augusta & Frederick Louis

1739 · Great Britain · London · House · House of Hanover · Frederick Louis

Birth of Edward Augustus

Birth of Edward Augustus, 3rd child & 2nd son of Frederick Louis & Augusta

1739 · Great Britain · Humanities · Social Science · David Hume

Treatise First Books Published

Hume published the first two books of A Treatise of Human Nature, addressing the understanding and the passions.

1739 · Great Britain · Bristol · Religion · Methodism · George Whitefield

Methodist Preaching

Whitefield preaches to large outdoor crowds around Bristol.

1739 · Great Britain · Warfare · War of Jenkins Ear · Robert Jenkins

Declaration of War

Provoked by Jenkins ear being cut off by Spanish coastguards. Pre-cursor to the War of Austrian Succession

1739 · Turkey · Belgrade · Warfare · Austria War · Mahmud I

Rule of Belgrade

Forces Austria to cede Belgrade