What happened in 1771?

Battle of Stołowicze

Wars & Conflicts · Stalovičy

1771 war of the Bar Confederation battle

Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773

Wars & Conflicts · Southern Vietnam

Part of the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars

Battle of Lanckorona

Wars & Conflicts · Gmina Lanckorona

1771 war of the Bar Confederation clashes

Storming of Giurgiu (1771)

Wars & Conflicts · Giurgiu

Russian assault on Giurgiu (Russo-Turkish war of 1768–74)

Battle of Bucharest (1771)

Wars & Conflicts · Bucharest

Battle in the Russo-Turkish war

Capture of Giurgiu (1771)

Wars & Conflicts · Giurgiu

1771 siege during the Russo-Turkish war

Battle of Alamance

Wars & Conflicts

Final battle of the War of the Regulation

Battle of Lake Huleh

Wars & Conflicts · Hula Valley

1771 battle

Siege of Lesbos

Wars & Conflicts · Lesbos

1771 siege during the Russo-Turkish War

Jinchuan Campaigns

Wars & Conflicts · Jinchuan County

Two wars between Qing Empire and the rebel forces of Gyalrong chieftains ("Tusi") from the Jinchuan region

Dmitry Laptev died

People · Bolotovo

Russian Arctic explorer and Vice Admiral

Henri Pitot died

People · Aramon

French hydraulic engineer

John Bevis died

People · Old Sarum

English astronomer (1695–1771)

Charles Green died

People · Jakarta

18th-century British astronomer

Herman Spöring Jr. died

People · Jakarta

Finnish explorer, draughtsman, botanist, and naturalist (1733-1771)

Ahutoru died

People · Tôlanaro

Tahitian man involved in Bougainville's and Marion Dufresne's expeditions

Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran died

People · Paris

French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist

Raimondo di Sangro, 7th Prince of Sansevero died

People · Naples

Italian Prince, esotericist, inventor and anatomist (1710-1771)

Valentin Rose the Elder died

People · Berlin

German pharmacist

Thomas Slade died

People · Bath

British naval architect

Johannes Grubenmann died

People · Teufen

Swiss builder (1707-1771)

Alexis Fontaine des Bertins died

People · Cuiseaux

French mathematician (1704-1771)

Henry Pemberton died

People · London

British doctor

Chester Moore Hall died

People · Surrey

British lawyer and inventor

Anton Gogeisl died

People · Beijing

German astronomer (1701-1771)

Jean-Joseph Rallier des Ourmes died

People · Montautour

French mathematician and engineer (1701-1771)

František Brixi died

People · Prague

Czech composer

Konrad Ernst Ackermann died

People · Hamburg

German actor

Martin Berteau died

People · Angers

French musician

Elena Balletti died

People · Paris

Italian actress, woman of letters, playwright and writer

Walter Scott born

People · Edinburgh

Born in Edinburgh. Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832).

Robert Owen born

People · Newtown

Born in Newtown. Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858).

Mungo Park born

People · Scotland

Born in Scotland. Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent.

Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen born

People · Florence

Born in Florence. Archduke of Austria (1771-1847).

Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover born

People · Buckingham Palace

Born in Buckingham Palace. King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851.

Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. Austrian field marshal (1771–1820).

Charles Brockden Brown born

People · Philadelphia

Born in Philadelphia. American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810).

Jean-Andoche Junot born

People · Bussy-le-Grand

Born in Bussy-le-Grand. French general (1771–1813).

Heinrich Zschokke born

People · Magdeburg

Born in Magdeburg. Swiss-German writer and politician.

Mikhail Miloradovich born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian general.

Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel born

People · Brunswick

Born in Brunswick. German officer (1771–1815), ruler of Brunswick (1806–1807; 1813–15).

Joseph Diez Gergonne born

People · Nancy

Born in Nancy. French mathematician.

Duke Alexander of Württemberg born

People · Montbéliard

Born in Montbéliard. Duke of Württemberg (1771-1833).

Nikolay Raevsky born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian military commander.

Simón Rodríguez born

People · Caracas

Born in Caracas. Venezuelan educator, philosopher and politician.

Charles Athanase Walckenaer born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852).

Fra Diavolo born

People · Itri

Born in Itri. Italian guerilla leader (1771-1806).

Józef Chłopicki born

People · Kapustyn

Born in Kapustyn. Polish general (1771–1854).

Adolf Fredrik of Sweden died

People · The Royal Court Parish

Died in The Royal Court Parish. King of Sweden (1710–1771).

Emperor Kōkaku born

People · Kyoto

Born in Kyoto. Emperor of Japan from 1780 to 1817.

National Museum of Natural Sciences

Science & Technology

Museum of Natural History of Spain, in Madrid

Weill Cornell Medical Center

Science & Technology · Upper East Side

Research hospital in Manhattan, NYC, United States

Warwick Vase

Exploration & Discovery · Burrell Collection

Roman vase discovered in Tivoli in 1771

Priapus of Rivery

Exploration & Discovery

Bronze statuette dating from the 1st century, found in Rivery

Villa of Diomedes

Exploration & Discovery · Pompeii

Villa in Italy

Jami Mosque of Pontianak

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Indonesia

Abbey of St Meen

Religion & Belief Systems

Abbey located in Ille-et-Vilaine, in France

Kemankeş Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey

Saint Simeon Stylites church, Pereslavl-Zalessky

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic mission and a historic landmark in San Gabriel, California

The Transfiguration Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Shadrinsk, Kurgan Oblast, Russia

Sorocaba Metropolitan Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Sorocaba, Brazil

Oratorio de la Santa Cueva

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural property in Cádiz, Spain

Church of the Dormition

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Pochayiv Lavra, Ukraine

Santa Maria La Greca

Religion & Belief Systems · Historic centre of Putignano

San Simon Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Pampanga, Philippines

Kaplička v Kornu

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czech Republic

Hospitalskyrkan, Linköping

Religion & Belief Systems · Linköping

San Lorenzo Parish Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Sobrio

Church building in Sobrio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

Mission San Antonio de Padua

Religion & Belief Systems

Spanish mission near Jolon, California, United States

Deerfield Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Pipe Creek Friends Meetinghouse

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Maryland, United States of America

Kalvarienbergkapelle Schmölzing

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Sankt Stefan im Gailtal, Austria

Grapevine chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel building in Hünenberg in the canton of Zug, Switzerland

Saint Jerome chapel in Czamaninek

Religion & Belief Systems

Chapel in Czamaninek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Lapinha

Religion & Belief Systems · Lapinha

Church in Salvador, Bahia

Wiener Boerse AG

Economy & Trade · Vienna

Stock exchange in Vienna, Austria

Gieves & Hawkes

Economy & Trade · Savile Row

Bespoke men's tailor located at 1 Savile Row, London

Royal Limoges

Economy & Trade · Limoges

Limoges porcelain manufacturer created in 1797

Bloody Falls Massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Conflict in 1771 in Canada

Plague Riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Moscow

Riot in Moscow caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil

St. Augustine's church (Mainz)

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Germany

Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas

Architecture & Engineering · Lima

Cultural heritage site in Peru

Bremsnes Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway

Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Recife, Brazil

San Benedetto, Florence

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Florence, Italy

Palace of Tranquil Longevity

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

First Church of Christ, Congregational

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Connecticut, United States of America

Palácio Lauro Sodré

Architecture & Engineering · Cidade Velha

Palace in Belém, Pará

St Bartholomew's Church, Binley

Architecture & Engineering

Grade I listed church in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK

Putuo Zongcheng Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Qing dynasty era Buddhist temple complex

Fort Mifflin

Architecture & Engineering

On the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist rock temple

Vagankovo Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery

Vvedenskoye Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Lefortovo, Moscow, Russia

Preobrazhenskoye Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Moscow opened in 1777

Rogozhskoye Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery

Pyatnitskoye cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Moscow

Bukovec Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in the Czech Republic

Saint Paul and Peter church (Astrakhan)

Architecture & Engineering

Destroyed Armenian church in Russia

Preobrazhensky Old Believers Monastery in Moscow

Architecture & Engineering

Monastery in Preobrazhenskoye District, Russia

Saints Vera, Nadezhda, Lyubov and Sophia Church at Miusskoye Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Russia

Alamance Battleground

Architecture & Engineering

battlefield in the United States in Alamance County, North Carolina

Flood Marker of 1771

Architecture & Engineering

monument in Virginia, United States of America

Casita del Príncipe

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in El Escorial, Spain

Kalitnikovskoye Cemetery

Architecture & Engineering

Cemetery in Moscow, Russia

Margraviate of Baden-Durlach dissolved

Empires & Countries · Karlsruhe

Margraviate of Baden-Durlach ceased to exist, having been centered at Karlsruhe.

Margraviate of Baden-Baden dissolved

Empires & Countries · Baden-Baden

Margraviate of Baden-Baden ceased to exist, having been centered at Baden-Baden.

Pontianak Sultanate founded

Empires & Countries · Pontianak

Pontianak Sultanate was founded, with its capital at Pontianak.