Timeline July 1771

Events in July 1771 3

• 1716 – 1771 Thomas Gray (1716-1771) Died 30 July 1771, aged 54 Thomas Gray was an English poet best known for "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." He held the position of Professor of Modern History at Cambridge and influenced the later development of Romantic poetry. He died at Cambridge on 30 July 1771.
• 1771 Russian Forces Conquer the Crimean Khanate Russian troops occupy Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War In the summer of 1771, a Russian army under Prince Vasily Dolgorukov invaded and occupied the Crimean Khanate during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774. The campaign forced the Khanate to break its allegiance with the Ottoman Empire and accept Russian protection. The conquest paved the way for Russia's later annexation of Crimea in 1783.
• 1771 Cook's First Voyage Returns to England The Endeavour completes its circumnavigation and Pacific survey HMS Endeavour, commanded by Lieutenant James Cook, arrived back in England on 12 July 1771 after a three-year voyage that charted the coasts of New Zealand and eastern Australia. Its naturalist Joseph Banks returned with an extensive collection of previously unrecorded plant and animal specimens. The voyage reshaped European knowledge of the Pacific.