1739
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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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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 |
| 1739 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature (Poetry) – Music – Science |
| Countries: Canada – Great Britain – |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
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 – The Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston.
- September 18 – The Treaty of Belgrade brings the Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739) to an end.
- October 3 – The Treaty of Nissa is signed.
- October 17 – The Foundling Hospital is created in London by royal charter.
- October 23 – War of Jenkins' Ear: Great Britain declares war on Spain.
- November 21 – The British capture the South American silver exporting town of Portobelo from the Spanish.
[edit] Undated
- The 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 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7247 – 7248 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊午年十一月廿二日 (4375/4435-11-22) — to —
己未年十二月初二日(4376/4436-12-2) |
| 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 16 – George Clymer, American politician and Founding Father (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)
[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)
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