1744 in Russia
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Years in Russia: | 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 |
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Years: | 1741 1742 1743 1744 1745 1746 1747 |
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Events from the year 1744 in Russia
Incumbents
Events
- 28 June - The future Catherine the Great, Princess Sophia of Anhalt-Zerbst, fiancee of the heir to the throne, converts to the Russian Orthodox Church and is received with the new name Catherine (Yekaterina or Ekaterina) and the (artificial) patronymic Алексеевна (Alekseyevna, daughter of Aleksey).
Births
- Elena von Rehbinder, industrialist
Deaths
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References
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