Explore 106 historical events from 1730–1739.
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia was a Prussian prince and general, as well as Herrenmeister of the Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Order of Saint John. He belonged to the Hous…
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (died 1813)
William Jackson, referred to as Jackson of Exeter, was an English organist and composer.
Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (died 1803)
Antonio Maria Gasparo Gioacchino Sacchini was an Italian classical era composer, best known for his operas.
Antonio Sacchini, Italian composer and educator (died 1786)
Motoori Norinaga was a Japanese scholar of Kokugaku active during the Edo period. He is conventionally ranked as one of the Four Great Men of Kokugaku (nativist) studies.
Motoori Norinaga, Japanese poet and scholar (died 1801)
Charles Messier was a French astronomer. He published an astronomical catalogue consisting of 110 nebulae and star clusters, which came to be known as the Messier objects, referred…
Charles Messier, French astronomer and academic (died 1817)
Josiah Wedgwood was an English potter, entrepreneur and abolitionist. Founding the Wedgwood company in 1759, he developed improved pottery bodies by systematic experimentation, and…
Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (died 1795)
Johann Georg Hamann was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg. Known by the pen name "the Magus (Wizard) of the North", he was one of the leading figures of post-Kantian ph…
Johann Georg Hamann, German philosopher and author (died 1788)
François de Troy was a French painter and engraver who became principal painter to King James II in exile at Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Director of the Académie Royale de peinture e…
François de Troy, French painter and engraver (born 1645)
Olivier Levasseur, was a French pirate, nicknamed La Buse or La Bouche or in his early days for the speed and ruthlessness with which he always attacked his enemies as well as his …
Olivier Levasseur, French pirate (born 1690)
François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman.
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (born 1644)