What happened in 1747?
49 recorded events in 1747, including 21 in people, 6 in religion & belief systems and 5 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Lauffeld
Battle of the War of the Austrian Succession fought on 2 July 1747
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Battle of Assietta
1747 battle
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Siege of Bergen op Zoom
1747 siege of the Austrian War of Succession
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Siege of Genoa
1747 Austrian siege on the Republic of Genoa
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Battle of Grand Pré
1747 battle in Grand Pré
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People 21
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Philip Johan von Strahlenberg died
Swedish officer and geographer
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Patriarch Neophytus VI of Constantinople died
Patriarch of Constantinople
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John Potter died
Archbishop of Canterbury
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Alessandro Marcello died
Italian composer
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Dmitry Pavlutsky died
Russian polar explorer, military commander
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Mårten Triewald died
Merchant and technician, one of the founders of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Bernhardt Jungmann died
German botanist (1671-1747)
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Johann Adolph Wedel died
Physician, chemist
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Jean-Baptiste Barrière died
French cellist and composer (1707–1747)
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Jean-Baptiste Landé died
French ballet dancer
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Robert Valentine died
Baroque and early Galante composer
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Marie Antier died
French operatic soprano
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Mikhail Kutuzov born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Field Marshal of the Russian Empire (1745–1813).
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Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor born
Born in Vienna. Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792.
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Gottfried August Bürger born
Born in Molmerswende. German poet (1747-1794).
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Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans born
Born in Château de Saint-Cloud. French duke (1747-1793).
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John Paul Jones born
Born in Kirkcudbrightshire. American naval officer (1747–1792).
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Józef Wybicki born
Born in Będomin. Polish poet, author of the national anthem (1747–1822).
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Prince Friedrich of Hesse-Kassel born
Born in Kassel. German prince (1747-1837).
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François de La Rochefoucauld, 7th Duke of La Rochefoucauld born
Born in La Roche-Guyon. Duke of France (1747–1827).
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Jean-François Rewbell born
Born in Colmar. French lawyer and diplomat (1747–1807).
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Science & Technology 1
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Real Universidad de San Felipe
Predecessor to the University of Chile, founded in 1747
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Liepāja Saint Joseph Roman Catholic Cathedral
Church
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Duomo of Schio
Church building in Schio, Italy
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Visitation of Mary Church
Church in Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Schlosskirche or Domkirche
Second Berliner Dom (1747–1894)
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Santuario di Maria Santissima del Buoncammino
Church building in Altamura, Italy
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Abbaye Saint-Rémy de Lunéville
Abbey located in Meurthe-et-Moselle, in France
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Economy & Trade 4
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Bank Nagelmackers
Bank in Belgium
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Fürstenberg China
Porcelain factory
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J W Miller & Sons
Scottish boatbuilder
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Galimard
Perfume manufacture
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Architecture & Engineering 5
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Røn Church
Church building in Vestre Slidre, Innlandet, Norway
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Pálffy Palace
Palace in Bratislava
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Høydalsmo Church
Church building in Tokke, Eastern Norway
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Øye church
Church in Vang municipality in Innlandet, Norway
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Reisach Priory
Monastery
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Sports & Entertainment 2
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Teatro Comunale Ponchielli
Public theatre in Cremona, Italy
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Schönbrunn palace theatre
Stage at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna
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Empires & Countries 5
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Durrani Empire founded
Durrani Empire was founded, with its capital at Kabul.
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Erivan Khanate founded
Erivan Khanate was founded, with its capital at Yerevan.
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Derbent Khanate founded
Derbent Khanate was founded, with its capital at Derbent.
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Ganja khanate founded
Ganja khanate was founded, with its capital at Ganja.
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Kazakh sultanate founded
Kazakh sultanate was founded, with its capital at Gazakh.
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