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Died on Saturday February 11, 1741
- Joannis Van De Moortele (55), Ruiselede
- Pieter Willemsz Eijchenaer, de Werken, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Johanna Antonia (1) van Heurn (0)
- Pernille Oldatter (24), Birkerød Kirke, Lynge-Kronborg Herred, Frederiksborg Amt, Danmark
- Stijntje Sweren van Rossum (71)
- Judocus Voet (42), Sint-Gillis-Waas, Oost-Vlaanderen, België
- Pierre-François CALMEIN (46), Vlamertinge,8908,Flandre Occidentale,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Maria Admiraels (70), Puurs, Antwerpen, België
- Jannitje 't Hoen, Ouderkerk aan de IJssel, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Frans Pietersz. Kap (39), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 11, 1741 at Delpher
Born on February 11
- 1657 » Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright († 1757)
- 1708 » Egidio Duni, Italian composer († 1775)
- 1764 » Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright († 1811)
- 1776 » Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece († 1831)
- 1800 » Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype († 1877)
- 1802 » Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist († 1880)
- 1805 » Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer († 1866)
- 1812 » Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America († 1883)
- 1813 » Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic († 1865)
- 1821 » Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar († 1881)
Died on February 11
- 1626 » Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1548)
- 1650 » René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1596)
- 1755 » Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (b. 1675)
- 1763 » William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (b. 1714)
- 1795 » Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (b. 1740)
- 1829 » Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (b. 1795)
- 1862 » Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (b. 1829)
- 1868 » Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
- 1898 » Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (1858 and 1860-1862) (b. 1813)
- 1901 » Milan I of Serbia (b. 1855)
Names that were popular for boys in 1741
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Joannes
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Joseph
- Jacobus
- Jean
- Jans
- Franciscus
- Van
Names that were popular for girls in 1741
- Maria
- Anna
- Catharina
- Marie
- Elisabeth
- Johanna
- Joanna
- Cornelia
- Jans
- Anne
- Grietje
- Trijntje
- Neeltje
- Elizabeth
- 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.
- May 20 » The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses.
- 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.
The weather on Saturday February 11, 1741
The temperature on February 11, 1741 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: geheel betrokken.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI