1744
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Events
- The third French and Indian War, known as "King George's War," breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Ongoing events
Births
- May 19 – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen of George III of Great Britain (d. 1818)
- July 17 – Elbridge Gerry, American politician (d. 1814)
- August 1 – Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French naturalist (d. 1829)
- September 25 – King Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1797)
- November 11 – Abigail Adams, wife of American President John Adams (d. 1818)
Deaths
- April 25 – Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer (b. 1701)
- May 30 – Alexander Pope, English writer (b. 1688)
- June29 – Andre Campra, French composer (b. 1660)
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