Year 1741 (MDCCXLI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday 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. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. Events Paintings Pietro Longhi painted "La lezione di danza". The year 1741 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events About this time Thomas Seaton established the Seatonian Prize at Cambridge University for religious poetry Works published Events Johann Friedrich Agricola arrives in Berlin to study musical composition under Johann Joachim Quantz. The year 1741 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1740 in Canada, other events of 1741, 1742 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1740 state leaders - Events of 1741 - 1742 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Joaquim Jacques de Magalhães, Governor of Angola ( 1738 - 1748) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) 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
Events of 1741
January - June
- April 10 - The Austrian army attacks troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Frederick II (Friedrich II January 24 1712 August 17 1786) was a King of Prussia (1740&ndash1786 from the The Battle of Mollwitz was a Prussian battle with Austria on April 10, 1741.
- April - The New York Slave Insurrection of 1741, a plot to torch New York City, was discovered. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United The The City of New York
- June 25 - Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen Regnant of Hungary in Bratislava. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia see also names in other languages; May 13, 1717 November 29 1780) was the Archduchess regnant The Kingdom of Hungary (short form Hungary) was a considerable state in Central Europe that existed from 1001 to 1918 then from 1919 to 1946 ARTICLE TEXT BEGINS AFTER THESE COMMENTS - PLEASE READ 1 Please do not edit the lead without reading
July - December
- July 15 - Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Алексей Ильич Чириков (1703 – November 1748 was a Russian Navigator and Captain who charted some of the Aleutian The Alaska Panhandle, sometimes referred to as Southeast Alaska, is the southeastern portion of the U He sends some men aboard in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent
- August 10 - Raja of Travancore defeats Dutch East India Company naval expedition at Battle of Colachel. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor ( Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര് "Thiru" (respectful prefix which suggests either royal or The Dutch East India Company ( Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie or VOC in old-spelling Dutch, literally "United East Indian The Battle of Colachel (or Battle of Kulachal was a battle that took place on 10 August 1741 ( 31 July OS during the Travancore-Dutch War
- December 6 - Elizabeth of Russia becomes czarina after a palace coup. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Yelizaveta Petrovna (Елизаве́та (Елисаве́т Петро́вна (December 29 1709 – January 5 1762 (New Style December 18 1709 – December 25 1761 (
- December 19 - Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Vitus Jonassen Bering (also less correctly Behring) ( August 1681 &ndash December 19, 1741) was a Danish -born navigator in the Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving
- December 25 - Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale, Celsius, a centigrade scale. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Anders Celsius ( November 27, 1701 &ndash April 25, 1744 in Uppsala) was a Swedish astronomer. The thermometer is a device that measures Temperature or Temperature gradient using a variety of different principles it comes from the Greek roots The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale.
Undated
- Prague occupied by French-Bavarian armies. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic.
- William Browning invents mineral water. In many places mineral water is often colloquially used to mean Carbonated water (which is usually carbonated mineral water as opposed to tap water
- Stemmatographia by Hristofor Zhefarovich, regarded as the first Bulgarian secular printed book, is printed in Vienna. Hristofor Zhefarovich (original Cyrillic: Христофоръ Жефаровичъ Bulgarian: Христофор Жефарович Hristofor Zhefarovich The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Secularity ( adjective form secular) is the state of being separate from Religion. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria.
Ongoing events
Births
- January 14 - Benedict Arnold, American Revolutionary War general and traitor (died 1801)
- January 27 - Hester Thrale, Welsh diarist (died 1821)
- March 13 - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1790)
- March 17 - William Withering, British physician (died 1799)
- March 20 - Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (died 1828)
- April 14 - Emperor Momozono of Japan (died 1762)
- May 23 - Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer (died 1801)
- September 22 - Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist (died 1811)
- October 4 - Edmond Malone, Irish scholar (died 1812)
- October 18 - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (died 1803)
- date unknown - Ali Pasha, Albanian ruler (died 1822)
- See also Category: 1741 births. The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748 involved nearly all the powers of Europe Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748 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 Kyōhō and before Kanpō. This period spanned the years from 1736 through 1741. was a after Genbun and before Enkyō. This period spanned the years from 1741 through 1744. 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 Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Benedict Arnold V ( – June 14, 1801) was a General during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage Hester Lynch Piozzi) ( 16 January 1741[NS] 2 May Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Heir and co-regent Joseph was born in the midst of the early upheavals of the War of the Austrian Succession. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger William Withering ( March 17, 1741, Wellington, Shropshire October 6, 1799) was an English Botanist Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Jean-Antoine Houdon ( March 20, 1741 &ndash July 15, 1828) was a French neoclassical sculptor The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Emperor Momozono (桃園天皇 Momozono-tennō) ( April 14, 1741 - August 31, 1762) was the 116th emperor of Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Andrea Luca Luchesi ( May 23, 1741 - March 21, 1801) was an Italian composer. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Peter Simon Pallas ( September 22, 1741, Berlin — September 8, 1811, Berlin) was a German Zoologist 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 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Edmond Malone ( October 4, 1741 - April 25, 1812) was an Irish Shakespearean scholar and editor of the works of Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos ( October 18, 1741, Amiens, France - September 5, 1803, Taranto 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ali Pasha of Tepelen or of Yannina, the "Lion of Yannina" (1741 &ndash January 24, 1822) was the ruler ( Pasha) of the western Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the
Deaths
- See also Category: 1741 deaths. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Jethro Tull ( 30 March 1674 &ndash 21 February 1741) was an English agricultural pioneer during the period before Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Jean-Baptiste Rousseau ( April 6, 1671 &ndash March 17, 1741) was a French Poet. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Pieter Burman, often called Burmann, ( 1668 - March 31, 1741) Dutch classical scholar known as the Elder, to distinguish him from Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Daniel Ernst Jablonski ( November 20, 1660 Nassenhuben - May 25, 1741 Berlin German theologian, and Reformer Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Andrew Hamilton (c 1676 – August 4, 1741) was a Scottish Lawyer in Colonial America, best known for his legal victory on behalf Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Johann Gottlieb Heineccius ( September 11, 1681 - August 31, 1741) was a German Jurist from Eisenberg Thuringia Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Ulrika Eleonora ( 23 January 1688 – 24 November 1741) also known as Ulrika Eleonora the Younger, was Queen regnant Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Charles Rollin ( January 30, 1661 &ndash December 14, 1741) was a French Historian and Educator. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Vitus Jonassen Bering (also less correctly Behring) ( August 1681 &ndash December 19, 1741) was a Danish -born navigator in the
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