| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1771 | Pietro Auletta Died |
| 1771 | Pierre Baillot Was Born |
| 1771 | Frantisek Brixi Died |
| 1771 | Johann Baptist Cramer Was Born |
| 1771 | Johann Gottlieb Graun Died |
| 1771 | Giuseppe de Majo Died |
| 1771 | Ferdinando Paer Was Born |
| February 12 1771 | Gustav III Becomes The King Of Sweden |
| May 16 1771 | Battle Of Alamance Occurs In North Carolina |
| July 14 1771 | Mission San Antonia De Padua Founded In California |
| July 17 1771 | Chipewyan Chief Matonabbee Massacres Unsuspecting Inuit |
| August 17 1771 | James Robertson Descends Ben Nevis |
| October 09 1771 | The Vrouw Maria Sinks Near Finland |
| October 17 1771 | Milan: Premiere Of Mozart's Ascanio In Alba |