Historical events in 1771
22 historical records
January 17715 historical events
1771, January 1st · Great Britain · Chatham · Warfare · Military · Maurice Suckling
HMS Raisonnable
Receives his nephew Horatio Nelson into naval service aboard HMS Raisonnable.
1771, January 1st · Great Britain · Chatham · Warfare · Military · Horatio Nelson
HMS Raisonnable
Reports aboard HMS Raisonnable under his uncle Maurice Suckling.
1771, January 21st · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Henry Bathurst Bathurst, 2nd
Privy Council
Appointed Privy Counsellor
1771, January 23rd · Great Britain · Government · Whig Party Government · Henry Bathurst Bathurst, 2nd
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor
1771, January 24th · Great Britain · Apsley · House · House of Bathurst · Henry Bathurst Bathurst, 2nd
Peerage
Created 1st Lord Apsley, Baron of Apsley, Sussex
July 17711 historical events
1771, July 21st · France · Ajaccio · House · House of Bonaparte · Napoleon I
Baptism
Baptised in Ajaccio Cathedral
September 17711 historical events
1771, September 5th · Austria · Florence · House · House of Habsburg · Charles of Austria
Birth of Charles of Austria
Birth of Charles of Austria, 3rd son of Emperor Leopold II
October 17712 historical events
1771, October 17th · Italy · Milan · Arts · Classical Music · Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ascanio in Alba
Ascanio in Alba premieres in Milan.
1771, October 23rd · France · Bussy-le-Grand · Warfare · Military · Jean-Andoche Junot Abrantes, 1st
Birth of Abrantes Junot
Birth of Abrantes Junot
1771 · Austria · Warfare · Military · Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg
Birth of Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg
Birth of Karl Philipp zu Schwarzenburg
1771 · France · Paris · Government · Government of France · Rene Nicolas Charles de Maupeou
Coup
Overthrows the Paris Parlement & replaces it with smaller & more limited courts
1771 · France · Paris · Government · Government of France · Rene Nicolas Charles de Maupeou
Parliament
Overthrows the Paris Parlement & replaces it with smaller & more limited courts
1771 · France · Paris · House · House of Bourbon · Louis XV
Parlement
The Parlement of Paris is abolished
1771 · Great Britain · Edinburgh · Arts · Literature · Walter Scott
Birth of Walter Scott
Birth of Walter Scott
1771 · Great Britain · Politics · Tory Party · Grafton Grafton, 3rd
Lord Privy Seal
Appointed Lord Privy Seal, 1st term
1771 · Great Britain · Warfare · Military · George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st
Commander in Chief
Appointed Commander in Chief of the Jamaica station
1771 · Great Britain · Warfare · Military · George Brydges Rodney Rodney, 1st
Rear Admiral
Appointed Rear-Admiral of Great Britain
1771 · Great Britain · London · Warfare · Military · Horatio Nelson
HMS Triumph
Transfers to HMS Triumph after HMS Raisonnable is paid off.
1771 · Great Britain · Warfare · Military · Horatio Nelson
Midshipman
Appointed midshipman on HMS Raisonnable.
1771 · Italy · Science · Physiology · Luigi Galvani
Discovery of Nerve Eindings
Discovers the electrical nature of nerve endings
1771 · Japan · House · House of Tokugawa · Go-Momozono
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Japan
1771 · Russia · Crimea · Warfare · Russia War · Dolgoruky
Invasion of Crimea
Storms the Isthmus of Perekop & captures the Crimea