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Born on Tuesday February 7, 1741
- Harmen van Olst, Olst, Nederland
- Catharina Pauw, Leiden († 1814)
- Joanna Woutas, Oud en nieuw Gastel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Ernestine Juliane Bremer, Lingen, Ems DUI
- Cornelia van de Grind, Drunen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Cornelia Cornelisse, Dinteloord en Prinsenland, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Christianus Lansdaal, Driel, Gem. Overbetuwe, Gelderland, Nederland († 1743)
- Jacobus Provinciael, Bonheiden, 2820, België († 1741)
- Jan van der WULP, Dordrecht
- Antje Jans Distelsma, Deinum († 1783)
Died on Tuesday February 7, 1741
- Johannes HEYNEN (50), Helden, Limburg, Netherlands
- John Quiggin I (47), Kirk German, Michael, IOM
- Hendricus Jacobus van Overbeeck (67), Oirschot
- Jacob van Schie (0), Vlaardingen
- GILLES DECOTTIGNIES (81), Luingne, 7700, Hainaut, Belgique
- Lammert Wamelink (alias: Drentel) (80), Winterswijk
- Catharina Verhaegen (57), Rotselaar
- Davidt van der Vijgh (42)
- Gertrudis Gerardus van Haaren (63)
- Hermanus de Vries, het VOC-schip 'Huis ter Duine'
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 7, 1741 at Delpher
Born on February 7
- 1693 » Empress Anna of Russia († 1740)
- 1722 » Azar Bigdeli, Iranian anthologist and poet († 1781)
- 1726 » Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter († 1766)
- 1741 » Henry Fuseli, Swiss-English painter and academic († 1825)
- 1758 » Benedikt Schack, Czech tenor and composer († 1826)
- 1796 » Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (baptism date; d. 1874)
- 1802 » Louisa Jane Hall, American poet, essayist, and literary critic († 1892)
- 1804 » John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded Deere & Company († 1886)
- 1812 » Charles Dickens, English novelist and critic († 1870)
- 1825 » Karl Möbius, German zoologist and ecologist († 1908)
Died on February 7
- 1642 » William Bedell, English bishop and academic (b. 1571)
- 1693 » Paul Pellisson, French lawyer and author (b. 1624)
- 1736 » Stephen Gray, English astronomer and physicist (b. 1666)
- 1779 » William Boyce, English organist and composer (b. 1711)
- 1799 » Qianlong Emperor of China (b. 1711)
- 1801 » Daniel Chodowiecki, Polish-German painter and academic (b. 1726)
- 1819 » August Wilhelm Hupel, German-Estonian linguist and author (b. 1737)
- 1823 » Ann Radcliffe, English author (b. 1764)
- 1837 » Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden (b. 1778)
- 1849 » Mariano Paredes, Mexican general and 16th president (1845-1846) (b. 1797)
Names that were popular for boys in 1741
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Pieter
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Jacobus
- John
- Dirk
- Adrianus
- Johann
Names that were popular for girls in 1741
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Johanna
- Catharina
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Grietje
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Jannetje
- Aaltje
- Adriana
- Mary
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1741
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- March 18 » New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
- May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
- June 25 » Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
- July 15 » Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
- July 31 » Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.
- September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
Weather February 7, 1741
The temperature on February 7, 1741 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken.