What happened in 1741?
44 recorded events in 1741, including 20 in people, 9 in wars & conflicts and 7 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743
War between Russia and Sweden (1741-1743), resulting in the Russian occupation of Finland
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Battle of Mollwitz
1741 battle
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Battle of Cartagena de Indias
1741 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear
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Java War of 1743-1741
Armed struggle against Dutch colonialism
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Battle of Colachel
1741 battle of the Travancore–Dutch War
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Battle of Santiago de Cuba
1741 English invasion during the War of Jenkins' Ear
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Battle of Villmanstrand
Battle in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743
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Withdrawal through Andalal
Withdrawal by the Persian army under Nader Shah in 1741
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Siege of Trichinopoly
1741 siege and capture of Trichinopoly by the Maratha Empire
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Politics & Government 1
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Vertrag von Nymphenburg
Treaty enlarging War of Austrian Succession
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People 20
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Vitus Bering died
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)
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Jethro Tull died
British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution
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Louis de l'Isle died
French explorer and astronomer
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Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani died
Fulani scholar, mathematician, astrologer, Arabic grammarian and jurist
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Jean-François Foucquet died
French historian
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Gilles-François Boulduc died
French chemist (1675-1741)
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Ambrose Godfrey died
German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)
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Giovanni Antonio Capello died
Italian painter (1669-1741)
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José de Urrutia died
Spanish explorer and settler of Texas
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Henri Desmarets died
French composer (1661-1741)
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Fabio Sticotti died
French actor
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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos born
Born in Amiens. French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803).
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Johann Kaspar Lavater born
Born in Zurich. Swiss poet (1741-1801).
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Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse born
Born in Château du Gô. French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788).
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Henry Fuseli born
Born in Zurich. Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741–1825).
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Benedict Arnold born
Born in Norwich. Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801).
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Charles Willson Peale born
Born in Chester. American painter (1741–1827).
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Johann Jakob Engel born
Born in Parchim. German philosopher (1741-1802).
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José Cadalso born
Born in Cádiz. Colonel of the Royal Spanish Army, author, poet, playwright and essayist.
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Ivan Gudovich born
Born in Q21343654. Russian general (1741-1820).
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Northwest Passage expedition of 1741
Northwest Passage expedition of 1741 (Exploration & Discovery).
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Commander Islands
Group of treeless, sparsely populated islands in the Russian part of the Bering Sea
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Religion & Belief Systems 3
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Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Romanian Greek Catholic cathedral
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Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox cathedral in Oral
Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox cathedral in Oral (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Yeshivat Knesset Yisrael
Yeshiva institution in the 18th and 19th centuries
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Economy & Trade 1
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Wegelin & Co.
Company
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Architecture & Engineering 7
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Santi Sergio e Bacco
Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Rome
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Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours
Church located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Christ Church, Malacca
Church in Malacca, Malaysia
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Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti
Church in Rome, Italy
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Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood
Church in South Gloucestershire, England, UK
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Platytera Monastery
Monastery in Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Municipality, Greece
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St. Mary's Church
Catholic church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Sports & Entertainment 1
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Burgtheater
State drama theatre in Vienna, Austria
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