In history, year 1741 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1741.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1741 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
|---|
| 18 march | New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George was destroyed by a fire supposedly set by slaves, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741. |
| 28 July | Captain Bering discovered Mount Saint Elias, Alaska. |
| 14 January | The third war of Panipat started between the Marathas and the Afghans. |
| 13 February | Andrew Bedford published his first American magazine. |
| 09 March | The British fleet under Admiral Ogg launched an attack on Cartagena. |
| 10 April | Wars of Austrian Succession: Persia defeated Austria at the Battle of Molwitz. |
| 08 May | France and Bavaria signed Nymphenburg agreement. |
| 25 June | Maria Theresa of Austria was crowned Queen Regent of Hungary in Bratislava. |
| 31 July | Charles Albert of Bavaria attacked Upper Austria and Bohemia. |
| 10 August | Battle of Kolhale: The King of Travancore defeated the naval expedition of the Dutch East India Company. |
| 11 September | Queen Maria Theresa addressed the Hungarian Parliament. |
| 26 November | Franco-Bavarian troops commanded the Maurice of Saxony Hurricane Prague. |
| 25 December | Astronomer Anders Celsius introduced the temperature level of centigrade. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1741:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 April | George Dance the Younger / Architect / United Kingdom |
| 02 November | Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol / Politician / Netherlands |
| 06 April | Nicolas Chamfort / Author / France |
| 07 February | Henry Fuseli / Painter / United Kingdom |
| 08 February | André Grétry / Composer / France |
| 09 February | Henri-Joseph Rigel / Composer / Germany |
| 11 June | Joseph Warren / Physician / United States of America |
| 14 January | Benedict Arnold / General / United Kingdom |
| 15 November | Johann Kaspar Lavater / Poet / Switzerland |
| 15 April | Charles Willson Peale / Soldier / United States of America |
| 17 April | Samuel Chase / Lawyer / United States of America |
| 18 October | Pierre Choderlos de Laclos / Author / France |
| 20 January | Carl Linnaeus the Younger / Author / Sweden |
| 22 September | Peter Simon Pallas / Zoologist / Germany |
| 25 March | Jean-Antoine Houdon / Educator / France |
| 25 August | Karl Friedrich Bahrdt / Author / Germany |
| 25 September | Wenzel Pichl / Violinist / Czech Republic |
| 27 January | Hester Thrale / Author / United Kingdom |
| 27 July | François-Hippolyte Barthélémon / Composer / United Kingdom |
| 31 December | Gottfried August Bürger / Poet / Germany |