Major Events
- Aug 20 Alaska first sighted by Danish explorer Vitus Bering at head of Russian expedition
- Dec 25 Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale
- More 1741 Events
1741 in Music
- Sep 14 George Frideric Handel finishes his "Messiah" oratorio after working on it non-stop for 23 days
Benedict Arnold
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Frederick the Great
Robert Walpole