Famous birthdays, deaths and events of 1744
Birthdays
- February 5 - John Jeffries, Physician
- February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. 1795)
- April 22 - James Sullivan, 7th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1808)
- May 19 - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, (d. 1818)
- June 4 - Patrick Ferguson, Scots army officer and rifle designer (d. 1780)
- July 17 - Elbridge Gerry, 5th Vice President of the United States (d. 1814)
- July 19 - Heinrich Christian Boie, German author (d. 1806)
- August 1 - Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French scientist (d. 1829)
- August 10 - Alexandrine-Jeanne d'Étiolles (nicknamed "Fanfan"), daughter of the courtesan Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
- August 25 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German writer (d. 1803)
- September 20 - Thomas Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825)
- October 6 - James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)
- October 7 - Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and statesman (d. 1819)
- October 27 - Mary Moser, English painter (d. 1819)
- November 11 - Abigail Adams, First Lady of the United States (d. 1818)
Deaths
- January 23 - Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1668)
- January 26 - Ludwig Andreas Graf Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (b. 1683)
- February 14 - John Hadley, inventor (b. 1682)
- February 29 - John Theophilus Desaguliers, French philosopher (b. 1683)
- March 3 - Jean Barbeyrac, French jurist
- March 4 - John Anstis, Garter King of Arms (b. 1669)
- April 25 - Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer (b. 1701)
- May 30 - Alexander Pope, English writer (b. 1688)
- June 29 - André Campra, French composer (b. 1660)
- August 9 - James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos
- August 13 - John Cruger, Dutch-born Mayor of New York (b. 1678)
- October 18 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough
- October 31 - Leonardo Leo, Italian composer (b. 1694)
- December 8 - Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. 1717)
Events
- February 22 - War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon begins.
- September 30 - France and Spain defeat the Kingdom of Sardinia at the Battle of Madonna dell'Olmo.
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