Historical events in 1749

12 historical records

July 17491 historical events

1749, July 24th · France · Vincennes · Humanities · Philosophy · Denis Diderot

Imprisonment at Vincennes

Diderot is confined at Vincennes because of his controversial philosophical writings.

October 17492 historical events

1749, October 14th · Great Britain · Newfoundland · Government · Whig Party Government · George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

Governor

Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests

1749, October 14th · Great Britain · Newfoundland · Warfare · Military · George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st

Commander in Chief

Appointed Governor and Commander-in-chief of Newfoundland, with the rank of Commodore, it being usual at that time to appoint a naval officer, chiefly on account of the fishery interests

1749 · Afghanistan · Lahore · Government · Government of Afghanistan · Ahmad Shah Durrani

Territorial Settlement

The Mughal government cedes territories west of the Indus to Ahmad Shah after military pressure.

1749 · France · Paris · Humanities · Philosophy · Denis Diderot

Letter on the Blind

Diderot publishes Letter on the Blind and is imprisoned for its materialist implications.

1749 · France · Paris · Humanities · Philosophy · Etienne Bonnot de Condillac

Treatise on Systems

Condillac publishes Treatise on Systems, criticising abstract metaphysical systems.

1749 · France · River Ohio · Warfare · Military · Louis XV

Capture of River Ohio

French troops capture the Ohio River Valley & claim it for Louis XV

1749 · Germany · Government · Government of Germany · Karl-Wilhelm Finck von Finckenstein

Chief Minister

Appointed Chief Minister of Prussia

1749 · Great Britain · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · Robert Smith

Harmonics

Publication of "Harmonics"

1749 · Great Britain · House · House of Hanover · George II

Ohio Company

Grants a charter to the Ohio Company & 500,000 acres to London & Virginian merchants

1749 · Great Britain · London · Warfare · Military · James Wolfe

Lieutenant

Appointed Lieutenant Colonel, acting, in the Twentieth Foot

1749 · Great Britain · Halifax · Warfare · Military · Charles Cornwallis Cornwallis, 1st

Halifax

Halifax is founded in Nova Scotia to rival the French port of Louisburg. Cornwallis names Halifax after the Earl of Halifax