1741

Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century

Decades: 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s - 1740s - 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s

Years: 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 - 1741 - 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746

• Elizabeth of Russia became czarina.

Births

• January 14 - Benedict Arnold (General in United States' Revolutionary War, turncoat) (+ 1801)
• March 13 - Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• March 25 - Jean Antoine Houdon, sculptor
• October 18 - Choderlos de Laclos[?], author (+ 1803)
• William Withering, British doctor
• Ali Pasha[?], Ottoman ruler
• Emperor Momozono of Japan

Deaths

• March 4 - Antonio Vivaldi, italian music composer.