1771
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| Years: 1768 1769 1770 - 1771 - 1772 1773 1774 | |
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| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).
Events
- January 22 - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to England.
- July 17 - Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
- September 8 - In California, Fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera found Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in what is now San Gabriel, California.
- November 16 - During the night the Tyne floods, destroying many bridges and killing several people; the main bridge at Newcastle upon Tyne is not completed until 1781
- Discovery of Oxygen.
- The territory of Baden-Baden is inherited by the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, forming Baden.
- Emperor Go-Momozono ascends to the throne of Japan
- Plague in Moscow - 57.000 dead
- The trade monopoly with Iceland is transferred to the Danish crown.
Births
- April 13 - Richard Trevithick, English inventor (d. 1833)
- June 5 - Prince Ernest Augustus of Great Britain, King of Hanover (d. 1851)
- August 14 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish writer (d. 1832)
- September 5 - Archduke Charles of Austria, Austrian general and statesman (d. 1847)
- September 23 - Emperor Kokaku of Japan (d. 1840)
- October 9 - Duke Frederick William of Brunswick
- November 14 - Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (d. 1802)
Deaths
- May 21 - Christopher Smart, English poet (b. 1722)
- July 30 - Thomas Gray, English writer (b. 1716)
- Augustus George of Baden-Badenaf:1771
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