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What Happened in May 1749

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Historical Events

  • May 2 Empress Maria Theresa signs "Haugwitzschen State reform"
  • May 11 British parliament accepts Consolidation Act, to reorganise the Royal Navy

Ohio Company Charter

May 19 British King George II of England grants charter to Ohio Company to settle Ohio Valley in America

King of Great Britain and Ireland George II
Events in 1749

Famous Birthdays

  • May 5 Jean-Frédéric Edelmann, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1794) [1]
  • May 15 Levi Lincoln, Sr., American revolutionary, statesman, politician, and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1820)

Edward Jenner (1749-1823)

May 17 English physician, father of (western) immunology, pioneered smallpox vaccinations, born in Berkeley

Edward Jenner

Born in 1749

Famous Deaths

  • May 24 Graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman

Famous People Who Were

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