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Year 1731 (MDCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. Events János Krucsay donates the Krucsay Altar to the Franciscan Church in Nyírbátor The year 1731 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published Alexander Pope, Of Taste and four Moral Essays (1731-35 Births Events The Academy of Vocal Music changes its name to the Academy of Ancient Music. The year 1731 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1730 in Canada, other events of 1731, 1732 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1730 state leaders - Events of 1731 - 1732 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola ( 1726 - 1732) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any common year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter C) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita
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Events of 1731
January - June
- March 16 - The Treaty of Vienna is signed between the Holy Roman Empire, Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and Spain. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king The Treaty of Vienna was first signed on March 16, 1731 by Count Finzendorf and the Earl of Chesterfield. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- April 2 - The town of Raynham, Massachusetts in Bristol County is entered as a new town by the governor and court of Massachusetts, New England, America. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.
July - December
Undated
- John Bevis observes the Crab Nebula for the first time. John Bevis ( October 31[[ 693]] or November 10[[ 695]] &ndash November 6, 1771) was an English doctor and Astronomer The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations M 1 NGC 1952 Taurus A is a Supernova remnant and Pulsar wind nebula in the Constellation
- Royal Colony of North Carolina Governor George Burrington asks the North Carolina General Assembly to pass an act establishing a town on the Cape Fear River, in what is seen as a political move to shift the power away from the powerful Cape Fear plantation class. The Royal Colony of North Carolina was organized in 1729 from the Province of North Carolina after seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sold their George Burrington (c 1682- February 22, 1759) was the governor of the North Carolina colony from January 1724 to April 1725 and again from The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U The Cape Fear River is a long Blackwater river in east central North Carolina in the United States. The town is laid out in 1733 and later incorporated as Wilmington in 1740. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Wilmington is a city in and the County seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap
- The Royal Theatre of Mantua (Italy) is built by Ferdinando Galli Bibiena. Mantua (Màntova in the local dialect of Lombard language Mantua is a city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Ferdinando Galli Bibiena or Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena ( 18 August 1656 - 3 January 1743)also Ferdinando Galli da Bibiena
- Benjamin Franklin starts the Library Company of Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. The Library Company of Philadelphia ( LCP) is a Philadelphia Pennsylvania -based Non-profit organization.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1731 MDCCXXXI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2484 |
| Armenian calendar | 1180 ԹՎ ՌՃՁ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -113 – -112 |
| Berber calendar | 2681 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2275 |
| Burmese calendar | 1093 |
| Chinese calendar | 4367/4427-11-23 (庚戌年十一月廿三日) — to —
4368/4428-12-3(辛亥年十二月初三日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1447 – 1448 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1723 – 1724 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5491 – 5492 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1786 – 1787 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1653 – 1654 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4832 – 4833 |
| Holocene calendar | 11731 |
| Iranian calendar | 1109 – 1110 |
| Islamic calendar | 1143 – 1144 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 16 (享保16年) |
| Korean calendar | 4064 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2274 |
- February - Charles Churchill, English poet (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Shōtoku and before Gembun. This period spanned the years from 1716 through 1736. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Charles Churchill (February 1731 - November 4, 1764) was an English Poet and Satirist. 1764)
- April 8 - William Williams, Signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian William Williams may refer to Authors and artists William Williams (artist (1727&ndash1791 artist author of first American novel Penrose 1811)
- May 8 - Beilby Porteus, Bishop of London and abolitionist (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Beilby Porteus or Porteous ( May 8, 1731 &ndash May 13, 1809) successively Bishop of Chester and of London 1809)
- June 21 - Martha Washington, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Martha Custis Washington (née Dandridge) ( June 2, 1731 &ndash May 22, 1802) was the wife of George Washington, the first First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1802)
- August - Henry Constantine Jennings, English gambler and collector (d. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Henry Constantine Jennings (August 1731 Shiplake, Oxfordshire - 17 February 1819, Belvedere Place St George's Fields, London was 1819)
- October 10 - Henry Cavendish, English scientist (d. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Henry Cavendish, FRS (10 October 1731 - 24 February 1810 was a British Scientist noted for his discovery of Hydrogen or what he called "inflammable 1810)
- November 9 -Benjamin Banneker, American surveyor of the District of Columbia (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Benjamin Banneker ( November 9, 1731 &ndash October 9, 1806) was a free African American Astronomer, Mathematician 1806)
- November 15 - William Cowper, English poet (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. William Cowper (pronounced " Cooper " ˈkuːpɚ (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800was an English Poet and Hymnodist. 1800)
- December 8 - František Xaver Dušek, Czech composer (d. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. (both names are spelt Dušek in the Czech spelling František Xaver Dušek ( Franz Xaver Duschek) (bapt 1799)
- December 12 - Erasmus Darwin, English scientist and grandfather of Charles Darwin (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Erasmus Darwin (12 December 1731&ndash18 April 1802 was an English Physician, natural philosopher physiologist inventor and poet Charles Robert Darwin (February 12 1809 &ndash April 19 1882 was an English naturalist, who realised and demonstrated that all Species of life 1802)
- December 28 - José de Viera y Clavijo, Spanish writer
- See also Category: 1731 births. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of José de Viera y Clavijo ( December 28, 1731 -1813 Spanish ecclesiastic Historian, Botanist, Ethnographer, and professor
Deaths
- January 6 - Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Étienne François Geoffroy ( February 13, 1672 - January 6, 1731) French Physician and Chemist, best known 1672)
- January 27 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (b. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco ( May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments generally regarded 1655)
- February 22 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (b. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Frederik Ruysch ( March 23, 1638 — February 22, 1731) was a Dutch botanist and anatomist, remembered for 1638)
- March 8 - Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (b. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff ( Czech: Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff, 12 September, 1688 in Červený Hrádek near Chomutov, 1688)
- April 24/26 - Daniel Defoe, English writer (b. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for 1660)
- May 1 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (b. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Johann Ludwig Bach (born February 4 1677 buried May 1 1731 was a Composer and Violinist. 1677)
- August 27- Eudoxia Lopukhina, divorced wife of Peter the Great of Russia (b. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Tsarina Evdokiya Feodorovna Lopukhina ( Julian calendar, July 30, 1669 – August 27, 1731) ( Gregorian calendar Peter I may refer to the following Rulers Peter I of Russia, the first Russian czar titled emperor King Peter I Karađorđević of Serbia 1669)
- December 17 - George Lockhart, writer, spy and politician (duel)
- December 26 - Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (b. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Sir George Lockhart of Lee, also known as Lockhart of Carnwath, (1673 – 17 December 1731) of Carnwath, South Lanarkshire, was a Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Antoine Houdar de la Motte ( 18 January 1672 - 26 December 1731) was a French Author. 1672)
- December 29 - Brook Taylor, English mathematician (b. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Brook Taylor ('teɪlə(r ( 18 August 1685 &ndash 30 November 1731) was an English mathematician 1685)
- See also Category: 1731 deaths.
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