1741

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Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s

Years: 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 - 1741 - 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746

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Events

• Elizabeth of Russia became czarina.

Ongoing events

• War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748)

Births

• January 14 - Benedict Arnold (General in United States' Revolutionary War, turncoat) (+ 1801)
• March 13 - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• March 25 - Jean Antoine Houdon, sculptor
• October 18 - Choderlos de Laclos, author (+ 1803)
• William Withering, British doctor
• Ali Pasha, Albanian ruler under the Ottoman Empire
• Emperor Momozono of Japan

Deaths

• March 4 - Antonio Vivaldi, italian music composer.

Monarchs/Presidents

• China - Qianlong Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (reigned from October 18, 1735 to February 9, 1796)
• France - Louis XV King of France (reigned from 1715 to 1774)
• Great Britain - George II King of Great Britain (reigned from June 11, 1727 to October 25, 1760)
• Kingdom of Prussia - Frederick II King of Prussia (reigned from 1740 to 1786)
• Russia - Elizabeth Empress of Russia (reigned from 1741 to January 5, 1762)
• Saxony - Frederick Augustus II Elector of Saxony (from 1733 to 1763) (also King of Poland)\n