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1744 Historical Event(s)
February 22, 1744
– War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon begins.
July 4, 1744
– The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois ceded lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, is signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
September 30, 1744
– France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
Who Were Born On 1744?
February 5, 1744
– John Jeffries, Physician, Surgeon, Balloonist (d. 1819)
February 6, 1744
– Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
February 10, 1744
– William Cornwallis, Royal Navy admiral (d.1819)
April 22, 1744
– James Sullivan, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
June 4, 1744
– Patrick Ferguson, Scottish officer in the British Army and rifle designer (d. 1780)
July 17, 1744
– Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)
August 1, 1744
– Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829)
August 25, 1744
– Johann Gottfried Herder, German writer (d. 1803)
September 25, 1744
– Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1797)
October 6, 1744
– James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)