July 8 » The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.
August 5 » Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
August 21 » Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War: The arrival of naval reinforcements and the news of the Battle of Petrovaradin force the Ottomans to abandon the Siege of Corfu, thus preserving the Ionian Islands under Venetian rule.
Day of marriage February 7, 1741
The temperature on February 7, 1741 was about 3.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: geheel 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.
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.
September 14 » George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.
Day of death October 10, 1789
The temperature on October 10, 1789 was about 9.0 °C. There was 22 mm of rainWind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
January 30 » Tây Sơn forces emerge victorious against Qing armies and liberate the capital Thăng Long.
July 14 » Alexander Mackenzie finally completes his journey to the mouth of the great river he hoped would take him to the Pacific, but which turns out to flow into the Arctic Ocean. Later named after him, the Mackenzie is the second-longest river system in North America.
July 14 » French Revolution: Citizens of Paris storm the Bastille.
September 29 » The 1st United States Congress adjourns.
October 19 » John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
November 20 » New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
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