Deaths on February 13

Johann Joseph Fux

Died on February 13, 1741

Johann Joseph Fux, Austrian composer and theorist (b. 1660)

Johann Joseph Fux (German: [ˈfʊks]; c. 1660 – 13 February 1741) was an Austrian composer, music theorist and pedagogue of the late Baroque era. His most enduring work is not a musical composition but his treatise on counterpoint, Gradus ad Parnassum, which has become the single most influential book on the Palestrinian style of Renaissance polyphony.

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Events on 1741

18 Mar

New York Conspiracy of 1741
New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741.
10 Apr

Battle of Mollwitz
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz.
10 Aug

Battle of Colachel
King Marthanda Varma of Travancore defeats the Dutch East India Company at the Battle of Colachel, effectively bringing about the end of the Dutch colonial rule in India.
14 Sep

Messiah (Handel)
George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.

Deaths on February 13

Johann Joseph Fux

Died on February 13, 1741

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Events on 1741

New York Conspiracy of 1741

Battle of Mollwitz

Battle of Colachel

Messiah (Handel)