Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective

1744

Calendar year From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1744
Remove ads

1744 (MDCCXLIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1744th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 744th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 18th century, and the 5th year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1744, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Quick Facts
Thumb
February 23: A French and Spanish fleet defeats the British at the Battle of Toulon, clearing the way for a possible French invasion of Britain.

Thumb
October 4: The sinking of the British ship HMS Victory kills over 1,100 members of the Royal Navy.(1750 painting by Peter Monamy)
Thumb
February 16: The Great Comet of 1744 is visible in the skies over Europe.
Remove ads

Events

JanuaryMarch

AprilJune

JulySeptember

OctoberDecember

Date unknown

Remove ads

Births

Thumb
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Thumb
Johann Gottfried Herder
Remove ads

Deaths

Thumb
Blessed Januarius Maria Sarnelli

References

Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.

Remove ads