August 1 » George, Elector of Hanover, becomes King George I of Great Britain, marking the beginning of the Georgian era of British history.
August 7 » The Battle of Gangut: The first important victory of the Russian Navy.
September 11 » Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
September 18 » George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
Day of marriage November 29, 1741
The temperature on November 29, 1741 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
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.
April 10 » War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
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.
September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
Day of burial May 9, 1775
The temperature on May 9, 1775 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: betrokken. Special wheather fenomena: veel dauw. Source: KNMI
February 26 » The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.
April 14 » The first abolition society in North America is established. The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage is organized in Philadelphia by Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush.
May 10 » American Revolutionary War: The Second Continental Congress takes place in Philadelphia.
July 5 » The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
July 8 » The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.
December 5 » At Fort Ticonderoga, Henry Knox begins his historic transport of artillery to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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