Year 1771 (MDCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). Events of 1771 January – June January 9 – Emperor Go-Momozono accedes to the throne of Japan, following his aunt's abdication. March – War of the Regulation: North Carolina Governor William Tryon raises a militia to put down the long running uprising of backcountry militias a… (More on 1771)