July1739

What Happened in July 1739

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War of Jenkin's Ear

Jul 10 King George II authorises the Admiralty Board to seek maritime reprisals against Spain (War of Jenkin's Ear)

King of Great Britain and Ireland George II

Jul 22 Ottoman Empire defeats Austria at Crocyka (Krotzka) in Serbia and then successfully lays siege to Belgrade
Jul 30 Caspar Wistar begins glass manufacturing in Allowaystown, New Jersey

Famous Birthdays

Jul 6 Friedrich Wilhelm Rust, German violinist and composer, born in Wörlitz, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1796)

George Clinton (1739-1812)

Jul 26 American revolutionary war soldier and politician (US Vice-President, 1805-12; Governor of New York, 1777-95 & 1801-04), born in Little Britain, New York

George Clinton

Jul 29 Johannes Ritschel, German composer (Gioas, re di Giuda), born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1766)

Famous Deaths

Jul 24 Benedetto Marcello, Italian author and composer (Lettera Famigliare), dies on 53rd birthday
Jul 25 Johannes van der Hagen, Dutch vicar and genealogist, dies at 73

Famous Musicians

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