What Happened in June 1750

Historical Events

  • Jun 24 Jesuit priest hold first mass in The Little Chapel in Tadoussac, New France (built 1747, now the oldest surviving church in North America) [1]

Famous Birthdays

  • Jun 3 Frédéric Thiéme, French composer, born in Reims, France (d. 1802)
  • Jun 17 Michel Woldemar, French violinist and composer, born in Orléans, France (d. 1815)
  • Jun 21 Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, French artist, born in Le Havre, France (d. 1818)
  • Jun 23 Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French geologist (d. 1801)

Famous Deaths

  • Jun 2 Johann Valentin Rathgeber, German organist, Benedictine priest, choirmaster, and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect), dies of gout at 68
  • Jun 14 Franz Anton Maichelbeck, German composer, dies at 47
  • Jun 15 Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer (b. 1684)