Historical Events In 1741

Jan 14   Benedict Arnold, American traitor is born   

Jan 14   Benedict Arnold, US general turn traitor (Revolutionary War)   

Jan 25   Benedict Arnold, general/traitor (US revolution)   

Feb 08   Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry, composer   

Feb 09   Henri-Joseph Rigel, composer.   

Feb 10   Franz Adam Veichtner, composer.   

Feb 13   In this year, Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (American Magazine).   

Feb 13   In this year, Andrew Bedford publishes 1st American magazine (The American Magazine)   

Feb 13   Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer/music theorist, dies at about 80.   

Feb 16   Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine (2nd US Mag) begins publishing.   

Feb 16   Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine (2nd US Magazine) begins publishing   

Mar 04   English fleet under Admiral Ogle reaches Cartagena.   

Mar 09   English fleet under Admiral Ogle begins assault on Cartagena   

Mar 13   Jozef II, arch duke of Austria/RC German emperor (1765-90)   

Mar 28   Johann Andre, composer   

Mar 31   Peter Burmannus, [Peter Burman], Dutch attorney/classicist, dies at 72.   

Apr 08   Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet (O Uraguai).   

Apr 10   Prussians defeat Austrians at Mollwitz.   

Apr 13   Dutch people protest bad quality of bread   

Apr 15   Charles Willson Peale, US, port painter/inventor (George Washington).   

Apr 17   Johann Gottlieb Naumann, composer   

May 08   France and Bavaria sign Covenant of Nymphenburg   

May 10   Johann Michael Schmidt, composer   

May 17   John Penn, US attorney (signed Declaration of Independence) [OS=May 6].   

May 23   Andrea Lucchesi, composer   

May 28   Spain and Bavaria sign treaty   

May 29   Johann Gottfried Krebs, composer.   

Jun 04   Prussia goes to the Covenant of Nymphenburg   

Jun 15   Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America.   

Jun 19   Reinier Vinkeles, Dutch engraver/art collector.   

Jun 22   Alois Luigi Tomasini, composer.   

Jun 22   Joseph-Hector Fiocco, composer, dies at 38   

Jun 30   Pope Benedict XIV encyclical forbidding traffic in alms   

Jul 15   Alexei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the inaugural Europeans to visit Alaska.   

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Jan 14   Benedict arnold: Us general turn traitor (revolutionary war)   

Jan 25   Benedict arnold: General/traitor (us revolution)   

Jan 27   Hester thrale: Welsh diarist    

Feb 08   Andre-ernest-modeste gretry: Composer   

Feb 09   Henri-joseph rigel: Composer   

Feb 10   Franz adam veichtner: Composer   

Mar 13   Jozef ii: Arch duke of austria/rc german emperor (1765-90)   

Mar 13   Joseph ii: Holy roman emperor    

Feb 13   Johann joseph fux: Austrian composer/music theorist,    

Mar 17   Jean-baptiste rousseau: French poet (b. 1671)   

Mar 31   Peter burmannus: [peter burman], dutch attorney/classicist,   

Apr 28   Magnus julius de la gardie: Swedish general and statesman (b. 1668)   

May 25   Daniel ernst jablonski: German theologian (b. 1660)   

Jun 22   Joseph-hector fiocco: Composer,    

Jul 28   Antonio lucio vivaldi: Italian composer,   

Jul 30   Wierich pl count von daun: Gov-gen of austria & netherlands,