On This Day

December 1741 in History

Events in History

  • Dec 5 -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers
  • Dec 7 Elisabeth Petrovna becomes tsarina of Russia

Historic Event

Dec 25 Astronomer Anders Celsius introduces Centigrade temperature scale

Anders Celsius
Astronomer Anders Celsius
  • Dec 27 Prussian forces took Olmutz, Czechoslovakia

Birthdays in History

  • Dec 10 Aagje Deken, Dutch writer (For the Elderly & Children), born in Amstelveen, Netherlands (d. 1804)
  • Dec 31 Isabella Maria of Parma, wife of future Holy Roman emperor, born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1763)

Deaths in History

  • Dec 14 Charles Rollin, French historian, dies at 80
  • Dec 19 Vitus Bering, Danish navigator and explorer (explored Bering Strait and Alaska coast), dies after being shipwrecked at 60

Historical Figures

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