In history, year 1771 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 1771.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1771 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 16 may | The Battle of Alamance—the final battle of the War of theRegulation, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues oftaxation and local control—was fought. |
| 16 may | The Battle of Alamance-the final battle of the War of the Regulation, a rebellion in colonial North Carolina over issues of taxation and local control—was fought. |
| 17 july | Dene men, acting as guides to Samuel Hearne on his explorationof the Coppermine River in present-day Nunavut, Canada, massacred agroup of about 20 Copper Inuit. |
| 13 July | The famous British navigator James Cook's historic journey to Earth's southern hemisphere ended after three years. |
| 25 December | The Mughal ruler Shah Alam II ascended the throne of Delhi under the patronage of the Marathas. |
| 12 February | Gustav III became king of Sweden. |
| 09 January | Emperor Go-Momozono accepted the throne of Japan after the abduction of his maasi. |
| 12 February | Gustav III became king of Sweden. |
| 15 March | The Society of Civil Engineers first met in London), the oldest engineering society in the world. |
| 07 May | Samuel Hearn Discovered Canada's Copper Mean River |
| 14 July | Mission San Antonio de Padua was established in California. |
| 02 June | Armida, presented an Oparek Drama Per Music by Antonio Salieri at Vietana Bergtheater. |
| 08 August | The first record city cricket match was played at Horsham in England. |
| 08 September | Mission San Gabriel Arcancy was established in California. |
| 09 October | The merchant ship Whowa Maria sank near the coast of Finland. |
| 16 November | The West Indian Company and Amsterdam divided Suriname. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1771:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 01 July | Ferdinando Paer / Composer / Italy |
| 01 October | Pierre Baillot / Violinist / France |
| 11 September | Mungo Park / Surgeon / Scotland |
| 12 June | Patrick Gass / Sergeant / United States of America |
| 13 April | Richard Trevithick / Engineer / United Kingdom |
| 14 November | Marie François Xavier Bichat / Anatomist / France |
| 14 May | Thomas Wedgwood / Photographer / United Kingdom |
| 14 May | Robert Owen / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 15 April | Nicolas Chopin / Educator / France |
| 16 March | Antoine-Jean Gros / Painter / France |
| 17 September | Johann August Apel / Author / Germany |
| 19 June | Joseph Diaz Gergonne / Philosopher / France |
| 19 July | Thomas Talbot / Politician / Ireland |
| 20 March | Heinrich Clauren / Author / Germany |
| 20 June | Thomas Douglas / Politician / Scotland |
| 20 June | Hermann von Boyen / Politician / Russia |
| 22 August | Henry Maudslay / Engineer / United Kingdom |
| 24 June | Éleuthère Irénée du Pont / Chemist / France |
| 25 December | Dorothy Wordsworth / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 25 September | Nikolay Raevsky / Politician / Russia |