Deaths on May 31

Andrey Osterman

Died on May 31, 1747

Andrey Osterman, German-Russian politician, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1686)

Count Andrey Ivanovich Osterman (Heinrich Johann Friedrich Ostermann; Russian: Андрей Иванович Остерман) (9 June 1686 – 31 May 1747) was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great, r. 1682–1725) and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth in 1741. He based his foreign policy on the Austrian alliance. General Admiral (1740; dismissed 1741).

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Events on 1747

31 Jan

London Lock Hospital
The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.
14 May

First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre.
25 Oct

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)
British fleet under Admiral Sir Edward Hawke defeats the French at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre.

Deaths on May 31

Andrey Osterman

Died on May 31, 1747

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London Lock Hospital

First Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)

Second Battle of Cape Finisterre (1747)