What happened in 1747?

Battle of Lauffeld

Wars & Conflicts · Riemst

Battle of the War of the Austrian Succession fought on 2 July 1747

Battle of Assietta

Wars & Conflicts · Susa Valley

1747 battle

Siege of Bergen op Zoom

Wars & Conflicts · Bergen op Zoom

1747 siege of the Austrian War of Succession

Siege of Genoa

Wars & Conflicts · Genoa

1747 Austrian siege on the Republic of Genoa

Battle of Grand Pré

Wars & Conflicts · Grand-Pré

1747 battle in Grand Pré

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre

Wars & Conflicts · Cape Finisterre

Naval battle which took place on 25 October 1747

First Battle of Cape Finisterre

Wars & Conflicts · Cape Finisterre

1747 naval battle

Voyage of the Glorioso

Wars & Conflicts · Atlantic Ocean

1747 series of naval engagements

Philip Johan von Strahlenberg died

People · Halmstad

Swedish officer and geographer

Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople died

People · Patmos

Patriarch of Constantinople

John Potter died

People · London Borough of Lambeth

Archbishop of Canterbury

Alessandro Marcello died

People · Venice

Italian composer

Dmitry Pavlutsky died

People · Anadyr

Russian polar explorer, military commander

Mårten Triewald died

People · Stockholm

Merchant and technician, one of the founders of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

Bernhardt Jungmann died

People · Mexico

German botanist (1671-1747)

Johann Adolph Wedel died

People · Jena

Physician, chemist

Jean-Baptiste Barrière died

People · Paris

French cellist and composer (1707–1747)

Jean-Baptiste Landé died

People · Saint Petersburg

French ballet dancer

Robert Valentine died

People · Rome

Baroque and early Galante composer

Marie Antier died

People · Paris

French operatic soprano

Mikhail Kutuzov born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813).

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792.

Gottfried August Bürger born

People · Molmerswende

Born in Molmerswende. German poet (1747-1794).

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans born

People · Château de Saint-Cloud

Born in Château de Saint-Cloud. French duke (1747-1793).

John Paul Jones born

People · Kirkcudbrightshire

Born in Kirkcudbrightshire. American naval officer (1747–1792).

Józef Wybicki born

People · Będomin

Born in Będomin. Polish poet, author of the national anthem (1747–1822).

Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel born

People · Kassel

Born in Kassel. German prince (1747-1837).

François de La Rochefoucauld, 7th Duke of La Rochefoucauld born

People · La Roche-Guyon

Born in La Roche-Guyon. Duke of France (1747–1827).

Jean-François Rewbell born

People · Colmar

Born in Colmar. French lawyer and diplomat (1747–1807).

Muhammad Shah died

People · Delhi

Died in Delhi. 12th Mughal Emperor from 1719 to 1748.

Catherine Opalińska died

People · Lunéville

Died in Lunéville. Polish queen (1680-1747).

Philipp Ludwig von Sinzendorf died

People · Wrocław

Died in Wrocław. Austrian cardinal.

Real Universidad de San Felipe

Science & Technology

Predecessor to the University of Chile, founded in 1747

Liepāja Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church

Duomo of Schio

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Schio, Italy

Visitation of Mary Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Ljubljana

Church in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Schlosskirche or Domkirche

Religion & Belief Systems · Berlin-Mitte

Second Berliner Dom (1747–1894)

Santuario di Maria Santissima del Buoncammino

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Altamura, Italy

Abbaye Saint-Rémy de Lunéville

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France

Saint Andrew's Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Baroque church located in Kyiv, Ukraine

St. Hedwig's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Berlin-Mitte

Roman Catholic cathedral in Berlin, Germany

Basilica of St. Martin

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Martina Franca, Italy

Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (Irkutsk)

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica di Santa Trofimena

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Minori, Italy

Saint-Symphorien Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Fully in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

Convento de la Madre de Dios de Monteagudo

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural property in Antequera, Spain

Matthäuskirche (Spechtsbrunn)

Religion & Belief Systems · Spechtsbrunn am Rennsteig

Church building in Germany

Chapel of Three Wise Men

Religion & Belief Systems

Buck Mountain Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Earlysville, Virginia

St. Afra

Religion & Belief Systems · Lachen

Parish church in Lachen, Unterallgäu, Germany

Pürgen Pfarrhaus

Religion & Belief Systems

evangelical reformed rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Uerkheim in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Kirche Schwepnitz

Religion & Belief Systems

Bank Nagelmackers

Economy & Trade · Brussels

Bank in Belgium

Fürstenberg China

Economy & Trade · Fürstenberg

Porcelain factory

J W Miller & Sons

Economy & Trade · St Monans

Scottish boatbuilder

Galimard

Economy & Trade

Perfume manufacture

Røn Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vestre Slidre, Innlandet, Norway

Pálffy Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Bratislava

Høydalsmo Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tokke, Eastern Norway

Øye church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Vang municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Reisach Priory

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery

Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Igreja do Santíssimo Sacramento e Sant'Ana

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Salvador, Bahia

Saint Stepanos Church

Architecture & Engineering · Tugh

Church building in Tuğ, Azerbaijan

Znamenskaya Church in Tsarskoe Selo

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pushkin, Russia

Real Felipe Fortress

Architecture & Engineering

cultural heritage site in Peru

San Antonio Church, Cali

Architecture & Engineering

National monument of Colombia

Rimokatolička crkva Sv. Katarine

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Vojvodina, Serbia

Teatro Comunale Ponchielli

Sports & Entertainment

Public theatre in Cremona, Italy

Schönbrunn palace theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Stage at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna

Durrani Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Kabul

Durrani Empire was founded, with its capital at Kabul.

Erivan Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Yerevan

Erivan Khanate was founded, with its capital at Yerevan.

Derbent Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Derbent

Derbent Khanate was founded, with its capital at Derbent.

Ganja khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Ganja

Ganja khanate was founded, with its capital at Ganja.

Kazakh sultanate founded

Empires & Countries · Gazakh

Kazakh sultanate was founded, with its capital at Gazakh.

Nakhichevan Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Nakhchivan

Nakhichevan Khanate was founded, with its capital at Nakhchivan.

Talysh Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Lankaran

Talysh Khanate was founded, with its capital at Lankaran.

Maku Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Maku

Maku Khanate was founded, with its capital at Maku.

Sarab Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Sarab

Sarab Khanate was founded, with its capital at Sarab.

Javad Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Cavad

Javad Khanate was founded, with its capital at Cavad.

Urmia Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Urmia

Urmia Khanate was founded, with its capital at Urmia.

Ardabil Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Ardabil

Ardabil Khanate was founded, with its capital at Ardabil.

Khalkhal Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Khalkhal

Khalkhal Khanate was founded, with its capital at Khalkhal.

Marand Khanate founded

Empires & Countries · Marand

Marand Khanate was founded, with its capital at Marand.

Khanate of Nishapur founded

Empires & Countries · Nishapur

Khanate of Nishapur was founded, with its capital at Nishapur.