Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1739. This year saw 16 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's most remote island, 1,700 km from Antarctica in the South Atlantic Ocean [1]
Karnal () is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District.
Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (32) weds Swedish Sara Elisabeth Moræa (23), until his death in 1778
Britain and Spain sign 2nd Convention of Pardo - seeks to establish boundary between Georgia and Florida
Iranian ruler Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne
France and Prussia form an alliance against Austria over partitioning parts of the duchies of Jülich and Berg
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.
The Treaty of Seville was signed on 9 November 1729 between Britain, France, and Spain, formally ending the 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War; the Dutch Republic joined the Treaty on 29 November. However,...
Ottoman Empire defeats Austria at Crocyka (Krotzka) in Serbia and then successfully lays siege to Belgrade
Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, New Jersey
35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal
Stono slave rebellion, South Carolina: 60 enslaved people kill about 20 white people before being killed or later executed. Largest slave uprising in British mainland colonies before American Revolution [1]
The Treaty of Belgrade, also known as the Belgrade Peace, was a peace treaty between the Habsburg Monarchy and Ottoman Empire, that was signed on September 18, 1739, in Belgrade (modern Serbia), thus...
The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739
England declares war on Spain [Old system = October 30]
Great Britain declares war on Spain: War of Jenkins' Ear [NS=Oct 19]
George Clinton is born
French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier discovers and names the uninhabited Bouvet Island, the world's most remote island, 1,700 km from Antarctica in the South Atlantic Ocean [1]
Karnal () is a city located in the state of Haryana, India and is the administrative headquarters of Karnal District.
Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus (32) weds Swedish Sara Elisabeth Moræa (23), until his death in 1778
Britain and Spain sign 2nd Convention of Pardo - seeks to establish boundary between Georgia and Florida
Iranian ruler Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne
France and Prussia form an alliance against Austria over partitioning parts of the duchies of Jülich and Berg
Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft.
The Treaty of Seville was signed on 9 November 1729 between Britain, France, and Spain, formally ending the 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War; the Dutch Republic joined the Treaty on 29 November. However,...
Ottoman Empire defeats Austria at Crocyka (Krotzka) in Serbia and then successfully lays siege to Belgrade
Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, New Jersey
35 Jews sentenced to life in prison in Lisbon Portugal
Stono slave rebellion, South Carolina: 60 enslaved people kill about 20 white people before being killed or later executed. Largest slave uprising in British mainland colonies before American Revolution [1]
The Treaty of Belgrade, also known as the Belgrade Peace, was a peace treaty between the Habsburg Monarchy and Ottoman Empire, that was signed on September 18, 1739, in Belgrade (modern Serbia), thus...
The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739
England declares war on Spain [Old system = October 30]
Great Britain declares war on Spain: War of Jenkins' Ear [NS=Oct 19]