What happened in 1771?
71 recorded events in 1771, including 38 in people, 10 in architecture & engineering and 9 in wars & conflicts.
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Wars & Conflicts 9
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Battle of Stołowicze
1771 war of the Bar Confederation battle
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Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773
Part of the Siamese-Vietnamese Wars
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Battle of Lanckorona
1771 war of the Bar Confederation clashes
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Storming of Giurgiu (1771)
Russian assault on Giurgiu (Russo-Turkish war of 1768–74)
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Battle of Bucharest (1771)
Battle in the Russo-Turkish war
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Capture of Giurgiu (1771)
1771 siege during the Russo-Turkish war
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Battle of Alamance
Final battle of the War of the Regulation
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Battle of Lake Huleh
1771 battle
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Siege of Lesbos
1771 siege during the Russo-Turkish War
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People 38
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Dmitry Laptev died
Russian Arctic explorer and Vice Admiral
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Henri Pitot died
French hydraulic engineer
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John Bevis died
English astronomer (1695–1771)
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Charles Green died
18th-century British astronomer
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Herman Spöring Jr. died
Finnish explorer, draughtsman, botanist, and naturalist (1733-1771)
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Ahutoru died
Tahitian man involved in Bougainville's and Marion Dufresne's expeditions
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Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran died
French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist
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Raimondo di Sangro, 7th Prince of Sansevero died
Italian Prince, esotericist, inventor and anatomist (1710-1771)
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Valentin Rose the Elder died
German pharmacist
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Thomas Slade died
British naval architect
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Johannes Grubenmann died
Swiss builder (1707-1771)
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Alexis Fontaine des Bertins died
French mathematician (1704-1771)
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Henry Pemberton died
British doctor
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Chester Moore Hall died
British lawyer and inventor
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Anton Gogeisl died
German astronomer (1701-1771)
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Jean-Joseph Rallier des Ourmes died
French mathematician and engineer (1701-1771)
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František Brixi died
Czech composer
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Konrad Ernst Ackermann died
German actor
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Martin Berteau died
French musician
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Elena Balletti died
Italian actress, woman of letters, playwright and writer
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Walter Scott born
Born in Edinburgh. Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832).
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Robert Owen born
Born in Newtown. Welsh textile manufacturer and social reformer (1771–1858).
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Mungo Park born
Born in Scotland. Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent.
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Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen born
Born in Florence. Archduke of Austria (1771-1847).
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Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover born
Born in Buckingham Palace. King of Hanover from 1837 to 1851.
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Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg born
Born in Vienna. Austrian field marshal (1771–1820).
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Charles Brockden Brown born
Born in Philadelphia. American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810).
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Jean-Andoche Junot born
Born in Bussy-le-Grand. French general (1771–1813).
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Heinrich Zschokke born
Born in Magdeburg. Swiss-German writer and politician.
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Mikhail Miloradovich born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian general.
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Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel born
Born in Brunswick. German officer (1771–1815), ruler of Brunswick (1806–1807; 1813–15).
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Joseph Diez Gergonne born
Born in Nancy. French mathematician.
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Duke Alexander of Württemberg born
Born in Montbéliard. Duke of Württemberg (1771-1833).
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Nikolay Raevsky born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Russian military commander.
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Simón Rodríguez born
Born in Caracas. Venezuelan educator, philosopher and politician.
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Charles Athanase Walckenaer born
Born in Paris. French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852).
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Fra Diavolo born
Born in Itri. Italian guerilla leader (1771-1806).
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Józef Chłopicki born
Born in Kapustyn. Polish general (1771–1854).
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Science & Technology 2
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National Museum of Natural Sciences
Museum of Natural History of Spain, in Madrid
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Weill Cornell Medical Center
Research hospital in Manhattan, NYC, United States
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Exploration & Discovery 2
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Warwick Vase
Roman vase discovered in Tivoli in 1771
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Priapus of Rivery
Bronze statuette dating from the 1st century, found in Rivery
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Religion & Belief Systems 4
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Jami Mosque of Pontianak
Mosque in Indonesia
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Abbey of St Meen
Abbey located in Ille-et-Vilaine, in France
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Kemankeş Mosque
Mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
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Saint Simeon Stylites church, Pereslavl-Zalessky
Temple in Pereslavl-Zalessky, Russia
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Economy & Trade 3
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Wiener Boerse AG
Stock exchange in Vienna, Austria
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Gieves & Hawkes
Bespoke men's tailor located at 1 Savile Row, London
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Royal Limoges
Limoges porcelain manufacturer created in 1797
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Plague Riot
Riot in Moscow caused by an outbreak of bubonic plague
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)
Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil
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St. Augustine's church (Mainz)
Church in Germany
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Sanctuary of Las Nazarenas
Cultural heritage site in Peru
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Bremsnes Church
Church building in Averøy, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
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Church of Our Lady of the Conception of the Military
Church in Recife, Brazil
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San Benedetto, Florence
Church building in Florence, Italy
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Palace of Tranquil Longevity
Palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
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First Church of Christ, Congregational
Church building in Connecticut, United States of America
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Palácio Lauro Sodré
Palace in Belém, Pará
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St Bartholomew's Church, Binley
Grade I listed church in Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
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Empires & Countries 2
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Margraviate of Baden-Durlach dissolved
Margraviate of Baden-Durlach ceased to exist, having been centered at Karlsruhe.
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Margraviate of Baden-Baden dissolved
Margraviate of Baden-Baden ceased to exist, having been centered at Baden-Baden.
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