1749 (MDCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1749th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 749th year of the 2nd millennium, the 49th year of the 18th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1740s decade. As of the start of 1749, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1710s 1720s 1730s – 1740s – 1750s 1760s 1770s |
| Years: | 1746 1747 1748 – 1749 – 1750 1751 1752 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1749 MDCCXLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2502 |
| Armenian calendar | 1198 ԹՎ ՌՃՂԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6499 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1670–1671 |
| Bengali calendar | 1156 |
| Berber calendar | 2699 |
| British Regnal year | 22 Geo. 2 – 23 Geo. 2 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2293 |
| Burmese calendar | 1111 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7257–7258 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 4445 or 4385 — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 4446 or 4386 |
| Coptic calendar | 1465–1466 |
| Discordian calendar | 2915 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1741–1742 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5509–5510 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1805–1806 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1670–1671 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4849–4850 |
| Holocene calendar | 11749 |
| Igbo calendar | 749–750 |
| Iranian calendar | 1127–1128 |
| Islamic calendar | 1162–1163 |
| Japanese calendar | Kan'en 2 (寛延２年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1673–1674 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4082 |
| Minguo calendar | 163 before ROC 民前163年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 281 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2291–2292 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 1875 or 1494 or 722 — to — 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 1876 or 1495 or 723 |
Events
- While in debtor's prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). Released from prison, the book was published in London. Immediately, the Church of England asked the British Secretary of State to "stop the progress of this vile Book, which is an open insult upon Religion and good manners." As a result, Cleland was arrested and charged with "corrupting the King's subjects."
- January 3 – Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont.
- April 27 – The first official performance of George Frideric Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks finished early due to the outbreak of fire.
- May 19 – King George II of Great Britain grants the Ohio Company a charter of land around the forks of the Ohio River.
- July 9 – Naval settlement of Halifax, Nova Scotia founded as British answer to Louisbourg.
- September 15 – According to mathematical calculations, Pluto moved outside Neptune's orbit to remain the outermost planet until 1979.
Books
- Tom Jones by Henry Fielding
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