Pieter Burman the Elder, Dutch scholar and author (b. 1668)
Pieter Burman (1668 – 31 March 1741), also known as Peter or Pieter Burmann (Latin: Petrus Burmannus) and posthumously distinguished from his nephew as "the Elder" (Latin: Senior), was a Dutch classical scholar.
1741Mar, 31
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- 18Mar
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. - 10Apr
Battle of Mollwitz
War of the Austrian Succession: Prussia gains control of Silesia at the Battle of Mollwitz. - 10Aug
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. - 14Sep
Messiah (Handel)
George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah.