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March 23, 1741Born on Friday March 24, 1741
- Cornelis Adriaans Schuurmans, Helvoirt († 1800)
- Geesken ten Donkelaar, Goor († 1775)
- Elizabeth Preston, Easingwold, Yorkshire, England († 1741)
- Jacoba Albertina DE CLERQ, Meldert († 1791)
- Gerardus van Berkum, Hoorn, Nederland
- Gertruda Corsten, Valkenswaard
- Gertrudis Doering, Bocholt
- Anne Marie KLEINHANS, Eschentzwiller, 68, Haut Rhin, Alsace, FRANCE
- Franciscus Joannes De Vos, Zeveneken,, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- Aaltje Jans Bos, Oud-Loosdrecht
Died on Friday March 24, 1741
- Cornelis Versprille, Cadzand,Gemeente Sluis,Zeeland,Netherlands
- Aubrey Beauclerk (30)
- Daniel Russell HUBBARD (34), New London, New London County, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
- Neeltje Leenderts Wensveen (68), Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Beeltje Scherius (34)
- Maria Barbara Beyer (22), Michelfeld, Karls, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Neeltje Leenderts Wensveen, Berkel
- Aaltje Michiels Van Heemsbergen (26), Monnickendam, Nederland
- Maria Henricks (77), Ede
- Maria Henricks, Ede
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from March 24, 1741 at Delpher
Born on March 24
- 1693 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clock-maker, invented the Marine chronometer († 1776)
- 1725 » Samuel Ashe, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of North Carolina († 1813)
- 1725 » Thomas Cushing, American lawyer and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts († 1788)
- 1755 » Rufus King, American lawyer and politician, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom († 1827)
- 1762 » Marcos Portugal, Portuguese organist and composer († 1830)
- 1775 » Muthuswami Dikshitar, Indian poet and composer († 1835)
- 1782 » Orest Kiprensky, Russian-Italian painter († 1836)
- 1796 » John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian businessman and politician († 1878)
- 1796 » Zulma Carraud, French author († 1889)
- 1803 » Egerton Ryerson, Canadian minister, educator, and politician († 1882)
Died on March 24
- 1603 » Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533)
- 1653 » Samuel Scheidt, German organist and composer (b. 1587)
- 1684 » Elizabeth Ridgeway, English woman convicted of poisoning her husband
- 1684 » Pieter de Hooch, Dutch painter (b. 1629)
- 1773 » Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard (b. 1694)
- 1776 » John Harrison, English carpenter and clockmaker, invented the Marine chronometer (b. 1693)
- 1824 » Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, French lawyer (b. 1753)
- 1838 » Abraham Hume, English floriculturist and Tory politician (b. 1748/49)
- 1869 » Antoine-Henri Jomini, French-Russian general (b. 1779)
- 1881 » Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist and mineralogist (b. 1817)
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.
- 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 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.
- September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
The weather on Friday March 24, 1741
The temperature on March 24, 1741 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: omtrent helder.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI