What happened in 1741?

Russo-Swedish War of 1741-1743

Wars & Conflicts · Finland

War between Russia and Sweden (1741-1743), resulting in the Russian occupation of Finland

Battle of Mollwitz

Wars & Conflicts · Małujowice

1741 battle

Battle of Cartagena de Indias

Wars & Conflicts · Cartagena

1741 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear

Java War of 1743-1741

Wars & Conflicts · Java

Armed struggle against Dutch colonialism

Battle of Colachel

Wars & Conflicts · Colachel

1741 battle of the Travancore–Dutch War

Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Wars & Conflicts · Guantánamo Bay

1741 English invasion during the War of Jenkins' Ear

Battle of Villmanstrand

Wars & Conflicts · Lappeenranta

Battle in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743

Withdrawal through Andalal

Wars & Conflicts · Dagestan

Withdrawal by the Persian army under Nader Shah in 1741

Siege of Trichinopoly

Wars & Conflicts · Tiruchirappalli

1741 siege and capture of Trichinopoly by the Maratha Empire

Nader's Dagestan campaign

Wars & Conflicts · North Caucasus

Persian Empire campaigns (1741–1743)

Lesser Wrath

Wars & Conflicts · Finland

1741 military occupation

Wager Mutiny

Wars & Conflicts · Wager Island

Royal Navy mutiny

Vertrag von Nymphenburg

Politics & Government · Nymphenburg Palace

Treaty enlarging War of Austrian Succession

Vitus Bering died

People · Bering Island

Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)

Jethro Tull died

People · Hungerford

British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution

Louis de l'Isle died

People · Avacha Bay

French explorer and astronomer

Muhammad Ibn Muhammad Al-Fulani Al-Kishwani died

People · Cairo

Fulani scholar, mathematician, astrologer, Arabic grammarian and jurist

Jean-François Foucquet died

People · Vézelay

French historian

Gilles-François Boulduc died

People · Paris

French chemist (1675-1741)

Ambrose Godfrey died

People · London

German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)

Giovanni Antonio Capello died

People · Brescia

Italian painter (1669-1741)

José de Urrutia died

People · San Antonio

Spanish explorer and settler of Texas

Henri Desmarets died

People · Lunéville

French composer (1661-1741)

Fabio Sticotti died

People · Paris

French actor

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos born

People · Amiens

Born in Amiens. French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803).

Johann Kaspar Lavater born

People · Zurich

Born in Zurich. Swiss poet (1741-1801).

Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse born

People · Château du Gô

Born in Château du Gô. French Navy officer and explorer (1741–1788).

Henry Fuseli born

People · Zurich

Born in Zurich. Swiss born British painter, draughtsman and writer on art (1741–1825).

Benedict Arnold born

People · Norwich

Born in Norwich. Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801).

Charles Willson Peale born

People · Chester

Born in Chester. American painter (1741–1827).

Johann Jakob Engel born

People · Parchim

Born in Parchim. German philosopher (1741-1802).

José Cadalso born

People · Cádiz

Born in Cádiz. Colonel of the Royal Spanish Army, author, poet, playwright and essayist.

Ivan Gudovich born

People

Born. Russian general (1741-1820).

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790, (1741-1790)..

Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden died

People · Stockholm

Died in Stockholm. Queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720 (1688–1741).

Momozono born

People · Kyoto

Born in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan.

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich

Science & Technology

Military academy in Woolwich, in south-east London

Northwest Passage expedition of 1741

Exploration & Discovery

Commander Islands

Exploration & Discovery

Group of treeless, sparsely populated islands in the Russian part of the Bering Sea

Linnaeus trip to Öland and Gotland

Exploration & Discovery · Öland

Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Religion & Belief Systems · Blaj

Romanian Greek Catholic cathedral

Saint Michael Archangel Orthodox cathedral in Oral

Religion & Belief Systems

Yeshivat Knesset Yisrael

Religion & Belief Systems

Yeshiva institution in the 18th and 19th centuries

Church of Stigmatisation of Saint Francis of Assisi

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Budapest, Hungary

Saint Nicholas Church in Zayaitskoye, Moscow

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Zamoskvorechye District, Russia

Shilin Shennong Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan

Basilica of St. Mary Major

Religion & Belief Systems · Q127213659

Church building in Vercelli, Italy

Franska reformerta församlingens hus, Stockholm

Religion & Belief Systems

Corpus Christi church in Łagiewniki Kościelne

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Łagiewniki Kościelne, Poland

Chiesa di Sant'Umiltà

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Faenza, Italy

Village church Grüningen

Religion & Belief Systems · Grüningen

Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

St. John's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Richmond, Virginia

Southover General Baptist Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Southover

Chapel in Southover, Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK

Zenmyōshō-in Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama

Saint Nicholas Greek Catholic church in Dobre Miasto

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Dobre Miasto, Poland

Wegelin & Co.

Economy & Trade · St. Gallen

Company

Santi Sergio e Bacco

Architecture & Engineering

Ukrainian Greek Catholic church in Rome

Church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours

Architecture & Engineering

Church located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

Christ Church, Malacca

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Malacca, Malaysia

Santissima Trinità a Via Condotti

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Rome, Italy

Whitefield's Tabernacle, Kingswood

Architecture & Engineering

Church in South Gloucestershire, England, UK

Platytera Monastery

Architecture & Engineering · Corfu

Monastery in Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Municipality, Greece

St. Mary's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic church in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Fort Montagu

Architecture & Engineering

18th century fortification located in Nassau, Bahamas

Fort Bourbon

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Manitoba, Canada

Andromedabrunnen

Architecture & Engineering · Altes Rathaus, Vienna

Water well

Morgan Chapel and Graveyard

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in West Virginia, United States

Burgtheater

Sports & Entertainment · Innere Stadt

State drama theatre in Vienna, Austria

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach founded

Empires & Countries · Weimar

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was founded, with its capital at Weimar.