Important Historical Events of the year 1749, Year 1749 in History

List of 1749 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1749

What happened in the year 1749?

Date Event
January 3, 1749 Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
January 3, 1749 The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published.
January 21, 1749 The Teatro Filarmonico in Verona is destroyed by fire, as a result of a torch being left behind in the box of a nobleman after a performance. It is rebuilt in 1754.
May 19, 1749 King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
June 21, 1749 Halifax, Nova Scotia, is founded.