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January 28, 1741
Died on Sunday January 29, 1741
- Grietje Jans (37), Lunteren-De Valk
- Aaltje Hendriks de VOS (1), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Frederik (Frerik) Jansen (52), Voorthuizen
- Idschen Rosiers (10), Meurs, Duitsland
- Anna Bal, Wilrijk
- Leendert Willemsz BRABER (3)
- Gaspard DUCONSEIL (72), Corbehem, 62240, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
- Hendrik Waliën (69), Winterswijk
- Cornélius van der MAELE (77), Hemelveerdegem, 9571, Flandre Orientale, Belgique
- Johann Matthias SIEGERT (0), Nová Role-Neu Rohlau,362 25,Karlsbader Region,NORDWESTEN,TSCHECHIEN
Born on January 29
- 1711 » Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer († 1788)
- 1715 » Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian organist and composer († 1777)
- 1717 » Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, English field marshal and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada († 1797)
- 1718 » Paul Rabaut, French pastor († 1794)
- 1737 » Thomas Paine, prominent for publishing Common Sense (1776), which established him as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States († 1809)
- 1749 » Christian VII of Denmark († 1808)
- 1754 » Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio († 1806)
- 1756 » Henry Lee III, American general and politician, 9th Governor of Virginia († 1818)
- 1761 » Albert Gallatin, Swiss-American ethnologist, linguist, and politician, 4th United States Secretary of the Treasury († 1849)
- 1782 » Daniel Auber, French composer († 1871)
Died on January 29
- 1647 » Francis Meres, English priest and author (b. 1565)
- 1678 » Jerónimo Lobo, Portuguese missionary and author (b. 1593)
- 1706 » Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset, English poet and courtier (b. 1638)
- 1737 » George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, Scottish-English field marshal and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (b. 1666)
- 1743 » André-Hercule de Fleury, French cardinal (b. 1653)
- 1763 » Louis Racine, French poet (b. 1692)
- 1820 » George III of the United Kingdom (b. 1738)
- 1829 » István Pauli, Hungarian-Slovenian priest and poet (b. 1760)
- 1829 » Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras, French captain and politician (b. 1755)
- 1870 » Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1797)
Names that were popular for boys in 1741
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Jean
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Pierre
Names that were popular for girls in 1741
- Maria
- Anna
- Marie
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Elizabeth
- Neeltje
- Van
- Jannetje
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 13 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins.
- 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.
- 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.
- August 10 » King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
The weather on Sunday January 29, 1741
The temperature on January 29, 1741 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: zeer betrokken regen.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI