Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1741. This year saw 22 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish-born Russian cartographer, explorer, and officer in the Russian Navy.
George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days
Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces the Celsius temperature scale, which now bears his name
Andrew Bedford publishes the first American magazine (American Magazine)
British fleet under Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Chaloner Ogle reaches Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (Spanish: Sitio de Cartagena de Indias, lit. 'Siege of Cartagena de Indias') took place during the 1739 to 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Great Britain.
The Battle of Mollwitz was fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April 1741, during the First Silesian War (in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession).
Dutch people protest poor quality of bread
The Treaty of Nymphenburg was a treaty between Bavaria and Spain that was concluded on May 28, 1741 at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.
The Treaty of Nymphenburg was a treaty between Bavaria and Spain that was concluded on May 28, 1741 at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.
Prussia goes to the Covenant of Nymphenburg
Captain Vitus Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
Theologian Jonathan Edwards preaches perhaps the most famous of all American sermons "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" at Enfield, Connecticut, part of the Great Awakening
Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska
Danish Captain Vitus Bering, on a Russian expedition, is the first European to sight Mount Saint Elias, the second-highest mountain in Canada and the US
Charles VII (6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was elector of Bavaria from 26 February 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death.
Queen of Bohemia Maria Theresa addresses the Hungarian Parliament
French, Bavarian, and Saxon armies occupy Prague
Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna seizes power from the infant Ivan VI, with the help of the military
Elisabeth Petrovna becomes Tsarina of Russia
Prussia was a German state centred on the North European Plain. It originated from the 1525 secularization act of the Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order.
Benedict Arnold military officer, known for british military officer, was born on 1741-01-14. Benedict Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S.
Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish-born Russian cartographer, explorer, and officer in the Russian Navy.
George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it nonstop for 24 days
Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces the Celsius temperature scale, which now bears his name
Andrew Bedford publishes the first American magazine (American Magazine)
British fleet under Rear Admiral of the Blue Sir Chaloner Ogle reaches Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (Spanish: Sitio de Cartagena de Indias, lit. 'Siege of Cartagena de Indias') took place during the 1739 to 1748 War of Jenkins' Ear between Spain and Great Britain.
The Battle of Mollwitz was fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April 1741, during the First Silesian War (in the early stages of the War of the Austrian Succession).
Dutch people protest poor quality of bread
The Treaty of Nymphenburg was a treaty between Bavaria and Spain that was concluded on May 28, 1741 at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.
The Treaty of Nymphenburg was a treaty between Bavaria and Spain that was concluded on May 28, 1741 at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.
Prussia goes to the Covenant of Nymphenburg
Captain Vitus Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms
Theologian Jonathan Edwards preaches perhaps the most famous of all American sermons "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" at Enfield, Connecticut, part of the Great Awakening
Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska
Danish Captain Vitus Bering, on a Russian expedition, is the first European to sight Mount Saint Elias, the second-highest mountain in Canada and the US
Charles VII (6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was elector of Bavaria from 26 February 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death.
Queen of Bohemia Maria Theresa addresses the Hungarian Parliament
French, Bavarian, and Saxon armies occupy Prague
Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna seizes power from the infant Ivan VI, with the help of the military
Elisabeth Petrovna becomes Tsarina of Russia
Prussia was a German state centred on the North European Plain. It originated from the 1525 secularization act of the Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order.