What happened in 1742?

Battle of Chotusitz

Wars & Conflicts · Chotusice

1742 battle

Siege of Prague

Wars & Conflicts · Prague

1742 Siege of Prague during the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Sahay

Wars & Conflicts · Zahájí

1742 battle during the War of the Austrian Succession

Battle of Bloody Marsh

Wars & Conflicts · St. Simons

1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear

Battle of Gully Hole Creek

Wars & Conflicts · St. Simons

1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear

First Battle of Katwa

Wars & Conflicts · Katwa

1742 battle

Action of 14 June 1742

Wars & Conflicts · Saint-Tropez

1742 naval battle

Invasion of Georgia

Wars & Conflicts · St. Simons

Campaign during the War of Jenkins' Ear

Treaty of Breslau

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

Treaty of Berlin

Politics & Government

1742 treaty between Austria and Prussia

Edmond Halley died

People · Greenwich

English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742)

Melchior de Polignac died

People · Paris

French diplomat and cardinal (1661-1742)

Frederic Louis Norden died

People · Paris

Danish explorer (1708-1742)

George Shelvocke died

People · London

English naval officer and privateer

Friedrich Hoffmann died

People · Halle (Saale)

German physician and chemist (1660–1742)

Luigi Guido Grandi died

People · Pisa

Mathematician and philosopher from Italy

Willem 's Gravesande died

People · Leiden

Dutch physicist

Abraham Sharp died

People

British mathematician (1653–1742)

Alexander Stuart died

People · London

British scientist

Johann Matthias Hase died

People · Lutherstadt Wittenberg

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (1684-1742)

Louis Bourguet died

People · Neuchâtel

French geologist and archaeologist

Pierre Brumoy died

People · Paris

French Jesuit, 1658–1742

Johann Bachstrom died

People · Niasviž

Dutch-Polish writer and scientist

John Armstrong died

People · Tower of London

British engineer and soldier, (1674 - 1742)

Joseph Privat de Molières died

People · Paris

French physicist and mathematician

Peter Bisaillon died

People · Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux

French-Canadian fur trader and interpreter who spent much of his life in Pennsylvania

Carlos Seixas died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese composer

Tomàs Milans i Godayol died

People · Girona

Catalan harpist, bandmaster and composer

Jean-Antoine Romagnesi died

People · Fontainebleau

French actor

Georg Christoph Lichtenberg born

People · Ober-Ramstadt

Born in Ober-Ramstadt. German scientist and satirist (1742-1799).

Yemelyan Pugachev born

People · Pugachyovskaya

Born in Pugachyovskaya. Leader of a Russian peasant uprising (1742–1775).

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher born

People · Rostock

Born in Rostock. Prussian field marshal (1742–1819).

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar born

People · Gorgan

Born in Gorgan. Founder of the Qajar Dynasty (1796–1797).

Dositej Obradović born

People · Ciacova

Born in Ciacova. Serbian writer.

Nathanael Greene born

People · Warwick

Born in Warwick. American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786).

Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier born

People · Laon

Born in Laon. French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France (1742-1819).

Félix de Azara born

People · Barbuñales

Born in Barbuñales. Spanish scientist (1742-1821).

François Laurent d'Arlandes born

People · Anneyron

Born in Anneyron. French marquis (1742-1809).

James Rennell born

People · Devon

Born in Devon. English geographer, historian and oceanographer (1742–1830).

Charles-François Dupuis born

People · Trie-Château

Born in Trie-Château. French scholar, scientist and politician (1742-1809).

Pius VII born

People · Cesena

Born in Cesena. Head of the Catholic Church, ruler of the Papal States from 1800 to 1823 (1742–1823).

Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans died

People · Paris

Died in Paris. Queen consort of Spain.

Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine died

People · Mannheim

Died in Mannheim. Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742).

Seneca Caverns

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Tabarka expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Tabarka

Holy Trinity Cathedral, Liepāja

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Liepāja, Latvia

Madonna dell'Oriente

Religion & Belief Systems

Versailles Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral located in Yvelines, in France

La Rochelle Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral located in Charente-Maritime, in France

Monopoli Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Monopoli, Apulia, Italy

Dalongdong Baoan Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Toā-liông-tông

Temple of Baosheng in Datong District, Taipei

Ermita de la Mare de Déu de l'Adjutori

Religion & Belief Systems

Sint-Antoniuskapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Thorn

Chapel in Thorn, Netherlands

Church of Our Lady of Penha

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Salvador, Bahia

Mariä Himmelfahrt

Religion & Belief Systems · Buch am Ammersee

Chapel in Buch am Ammersee, Germany

Church of the Transfiguration in Czerteż

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Czerteż, Poland

Cruzeiro em Ruilhe

Religion & Belief Systems

Wayside cross in Ruilhe Braga Portugal

Reformed Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Ormalingen in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland

Rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church residential building in Rohrbach in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Temple of St. Michael Archangel

Architecture & Engineering

Wooden Greek Catholic temple in the village of Ladomírová, Svidník district, Slovakia

Kozłówka Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Kozłówka, Poland

Santa Maria Annunziata in Borgo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Recife, Brazil

Saint Joseph church in Międzygórze

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Międzygórze, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Helgøy Church

Architecture & Engineering · Helgøya

Historic church in Karlsøy, Norway

Sel wooden church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sel, Innlandet, Norway

Santa Chiara (Turin)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Italy

Siručiai Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Mansion in Kaunas, Lithuania

Deep Run Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Virginia, United States of America

Duchy of Silesia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Wrocław

Duchy of Silesia ceased to exist, having been centered at Wrocław.

Duchies of Silesia dissolved

Empires & Countries

Duchies of Silesia ceased to exist.

Las Bela State founded

Empires & Countries · Bela

Las Bela State was founded, with its capital at Bela.

Ramdurg State founded

Empires & Countries

Ramdurg State was founded.

Kingdom of Jhalavad founded

Empires & Countries · Dhrangadhra

Kingdom of Jhalavad was founded, with its capital at Dhrangadhra.