1771

Years:
1768 1769 1770 - 1771 - 1772 1773 1774
Decades:
1740s 1750s 1760s - 1770s - 1780s 1790s 1800s
Centuries:
17th century - 18th century - 19th century
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1771 was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).

Events

January 17 - Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Matilda are arrested, leading to his execution and her banishment from Denmark
January 22 - Spain cedes the Falkland Islands to England.
July 17 - Massacre at Bloody Falls: Chipewyan chief Matonabbee traveling as the guide to Samuel Hearne on his arctic overland journey, massacre a group of unsuspecting Inuit.
September 8 - In California, Fathers Pedro Cambon and Angel Somera found Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in what is now San Gabriel, California.
October 9 - The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland. Captain Raymund Lourens and his crew escape unharmed.
November 16 - During the night the Tyne floods, destroying many bridges and killing several people; the main bridge at Newcastle upon Tyne is not completed until 1781
Discovery of Oxygen.
The territory of Baden-Baden is inherited by the Margrave of Baden-Durlach, forming Baden.
Emperor Go-Momozono ascends to the throne of Japan
Plague in Moscow - 57.000 dead
The trade monopoly with Iceland is transferred to the Danish crown.