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What Happened in April 1739

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Historical Events

Treaty of Interest

Apr 5 France and Prussia form an alliance against Austria over partitioning parts of the duchies of Jülich and Berg

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI
  • Apr 7 Dick Turpin executed in England for horse stealing
  • Apr 21 Spain & Naples-Austria sign peace accord
Events in 1739

Famous Birthdays

  • Apr 20 William Bartram, American naturalist and writer (1st naturalist to document tropical forests of Florida in "Bartram's Travels"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1823) [1]
Born in 1739

Famous Deaths

  • Apr 7 Dick Turpin, English highwayman (hanged) (b. 1706)
  • Apr 19 Nicholas Saunderson, English scientist and mathematician, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics Cambridge University, dies at 57

Famous People by Cause of Death

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