What happened in 1742?
54 recorded events in 1742, including 30 in people, 9 in architecture & engineering and 6 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 6
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Battle of Chotusitz
1742 battle
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Siege of Prague
1742 Siege of Prague during the War of the Austrian Succession
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Battle of Sahay
1742 battle during the War of the Austrian Succession
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Battle of Bloody Marsh
1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear
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Battle of Gully Hole Creek
1742 battle during the War of Jenkins' Ear
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First Battle of Katwa
1742 battle
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Politics & Government 2
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Treaty of Breslau
Peace treaty
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Treaty of Berlin
1742 treaty between Austria and Prussia
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People 30
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Edmond Halley died
English astronomer, mathematician, geophysicist, meteorologist and physicist (1656–1742)
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Melchior de Polignac died
French diplomat and cardinal (1661-1742)
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Frederic Louis Norden died
Danish explorer (1708-1742)
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George Shelvocke died
English naval officer and privateer
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Friedrich Hoffmann died
German physician and chemist (1660–1742)
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Luigi Guido Grandi died
Mathematician and philosopher from Italy
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Willem 's Gravesande died
Dutch physicist
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Abraham Sharp died
British mathematician (1653–1742)
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Alexander Stuart died
British scientist
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Johann Matthias Hase died
German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (1684-1742)
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Louis Bourguet died
French geologist and archaeologist
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Pierre Brumoy died
French Jesuit, 1658–1742
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Johann Bachstrom died
Dutch-Polish writer and scientist
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John Armstrong died
British engineer and soldier, (1674 - 1742)
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Joseph Privat de Molières died
French physicist and mathematician
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Peter Bisaillon died
French-Canadian fur trader and interpreter who spent much of his life in Pennsylvania
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Carlos Seixas died
Portuguese composer
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Tomàs Milans i Godayol died
Catalan harpist, bandmaster and composer
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Jean-Antoine Romagnesi died
French actor
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg born
Born in Ober-Ramstadt. German scientist and satirist (1742-1799).
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Yemelyan Pugachev born
Born in Pugachyovskaya. Leader of a Russian peasant uprising (1742–1775).
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher born
Born in Rostock. Prussian field marshal (1742–1819).
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Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar born
Born in Gorgan. Founder of the Qajar Dynasty (1796–1797).
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Dositej Obradović born
Born in Ciacova. Serbian writer.
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Nathanael Greene born
Born in Warwick. American general in the American Revolutionary War (1742-1786).
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Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier born
Born in Laon. French soldier and political figure who rose to the rank of Marshal of France (1742-1819).
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Félix de Azara born
Born in Barbuñales. Spanish scientist (1742-1821).
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François Laurent d'Arlandes born
Born in Anneyron. French marquis (1742-1809).
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James Rennell born
Born in Devon. English geographer, historian and oceanographer (1742–1830).
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Charles-François Dupuis born
Born in Trie-Château. French scholar, scientist and politician (1742-1809).
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Exploration & Discovery 1
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Seneca Caverns
Cave in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Religion & Belief Systems 2
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Holy Trinity Cathedral, Liepāja
Cathedral in Liepāja, Latvia
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Madonna dell'Oriente
Madonna dell'Oriente (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Architecture & Engineering 9
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Temple of St. Michael Archangel
Wooden Greek Catholic temple in the village of Ladomírová, Svidník district, Slovakia
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Kozłówka Palace
Building in Kozłówka, Poland
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Santa Maria Annunziata in Borgo
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Basilica and Convent of Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Church in Recife, Brazil
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Saint Joseph church in Międzygórze
Church in Międzygórze, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Helgøy Church
Historic church in Karlsøy, Norway
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Sel wooden church
Church building in Sel, Innlandet, Norway
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Santa Chiara (Turin)
Church in Italy
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Siručiai Palace
Mansion in Kaunas, Lithuania
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Empires & Countries 4
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Duchy of Silesia dissolved
Duchy of Silesia ceased to exist, having been centered at Wrocław.
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Duchies of Silesia dissolved
Duchies of Silesia ceased to exist.
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Las Bela State founded
Las Bela State was founded, with its capital at Bela.
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Ramdurg State founded
Ramdurg State was founded.
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