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Born on Saturday August 12, 1741
- Altje Wilken († 1778)
- Adrianus WITLOX, Cromvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Isabella Van Severen, Sint-Jacobs, Brugge,, West-Vlaanderen, België
- Hendrik Jans, Boornbergum/Kortehemmen
- Alle Poppes (Popes) Roelofs, Zuiderdrachten († 1824)
- Caecilia Nolden, Wickrath(Dld)
- Adrianus wils, Kasterlee, Belgë († 1748)
- Gerardus Godefricus Lamers, Vierlingsbeek, Nederland († 1795)
- Arriankje Baars Baes, Cabauw, Utrecht, Nederland
- Abednego Haile, St Pauls Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, United States († 1816)
Died on Saturday August 12, 1741
- Denis DUPONT (43), Wavrin,59,Nord,Nord/pas de Calais,FRANCE
- Maria Kelholt (0), Lochem
- Joanna (Janneken) Vangeenberghe (59), Moorslede,8890,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Edward Penn (58), Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
- Francois Peigné, Beaudreville, 28026, Eure-et-Loir, Centre,, Friesland, Nederland
- Joannes Baptista de Bruijn, Berkel en Rodenrijs
- Catrijna Fritz (5), Herkingen, Goeree-Overflakkee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Maartje Ariensdochter Hoogendam (70)
- Jan PATERNOT, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Joannes Georgius Vogel, Kleinhau, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 12, 1741 at Delpher
Born on August 12
- 1626 » Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian composer († 1690)
- 1629 » Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria, Austrian archduchess († 1685)
- 1644 » Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber, Bohemian-Austrian violinist and composer († 1704)
- 1686 » John Balguy, English philosopher and author († 1748)
- 1696 » Maurice Greene, English organist and composer († 1755)
- 1762 » George IV of the United Kingdom († 1830)
- 1773 » Karl Faber, Prussian historian and academic († 1853)
- 1774 » Robert Southey, English poet and author († 1843)
- 1831 » Helena Blavatsky, Russian theosophist and scholar († 1891)
- 1852 » Michael J. McGivney, American priest and founder of the Knights of Columbus († 1890)
Died on August 12
- 1638 » Johannes Althusius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1557)
- 1674 » Philippe de Champaigne, Belgian-French painter and educator (b. 1602)
- 1689 » Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)
- 1778 » Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (b. 1714)
- 1809 » Mikhail Kamensky, Russian field marshal (b. 1738)
- 1810 » Étienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (b. 1725)
- 1822 » Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1769)
- 1827 » William Blake, English poet and painter (b. 1757)
- 1829 » Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (b. 1760)
- 1848 » George Stephenson, English engineer and academic (b. 1781)
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Names that were popular for girls in 1741
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.
- April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
- 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.
Weather August 12, 1741
The temperature on August 12, 1741 was about 14.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder.