Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27.

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Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ... Events and Trends World Leaders King Louis XIV of France (1643 - 1715) Philippe II of Orléans, Regent of France (1715 - 1723). ... Events and Trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving pianos. ... Events and Trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America Sextant invented (probably around 1730) independently by John Hadley in Great Britain and Thomas Godfrey in the American colonies World leaders Louis XV King of France (king from 1715 to 1774) George... 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Events

• August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain.
• July 27 - The first important victory of the Russian Navy - the Battle of Gangut.
• September 11 - Barcelona surrenders to Spanish and French Borbonic armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
• The Duchy of Savoy and Piedmont becomes the Kingdom of Sardinia
• Louis Juchereau de St. Denis establishes Fort St. Jean Baptiste at the site of present day Natchitoches, Louisiana, the first permanent European settlement in the Louisiana Territory.
• Worcester College, University of Oxford founded. Formerly Gloucester College, closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... George I (Georg Ludwig) (28 May 1660 – 11 June 1727) was Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) from 23 January 1698, and King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 1 August 1714, until his death. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Russian Navy Jack Russian Navy Ensign The Naval Cathedral in St Petersburg is the main church of the Russian Navy. ... The naval Battle of Gangut took place on July 27, 1714 during the Great Northern War, in the waters north of the Hanko Peninsula, near the site of the modern-day city of Hanko, Finland, between the Swedish Navy and Imperial Russian Navy. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ... Piedmont is a region of northwestern Italy. ... Sardinia (American pronunciation)(Sardegna in Italian, Sardigna or Sardinna in the Sardinian language, is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (Sicily is the largest), between Italy, Spain and Tunisia, south of Corsica. ... Louis Juchereau de St. ... The city of Natchitoches (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Natchitoches Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ... The United States in 1810, following the Louisiana Purchase. ... Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Oxford (often called Oxford University), located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ... The Dissolution of the Monasteries (referred to by Roman Catholic writers as the Suppression of the Monasteries) was the formal process, taking place between 1538 and 1541, by which King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic monastic institutions in England and took them to himself, as the...

Ongoing events

• Great Northern War (1700-1721)
• Tuscarora War (1711 - 1715)

Combatants Sweden Ottoman Empire Russia Denmark Norway Poland Saxony later also Prussia Hannover (England) Commanders Karl XII of Sweden Ahmed III Peter the Great August II Frederik VI of Denmark Battle of Poltava as painted by Denis Martens the Younger in 1726 The Great Northern War was the war fought... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... // Events Pope Innocent XIII becomes pope Johann Sebastian Bach composes the Brandenburg Concertos April 4 - Robert Walpole becomes the first prime minister of Britain September 10 - Treaty of Nystad is signed, bringing an end to the Great Northern War November 2 - Peter I is proclaimed Emperor of All the Russias... The Tuscarora War was fought in North Carolina during the autumn of 1711 until 11 February 1715 between the British, Dutch, and German settlers and the Tuscarora, a local Native American tribe. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... // Events July 24 - Spanish treasure fleet of ten ships under admiral Ubilla leave Havana, Cuba for Spain. ...

Births

• January 1 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1780)
• January 6 - Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)
• January 26 - Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (d. 1785)
• February 2 - Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (d. 1785)
• February 22 - Louis-Georges de Bréquigny, French historian (d. 1795)
• February 25 - René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Chancellor of France (d. 1792)
• February 25 - Hyde Parker, British admiral (d. 1782)
• February 26 - James Hervey, English clergyman and writer (d. 1758)
• March 8 - Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach, German composer (d. 1788)
• March 27 - Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (d. 1795)
• April 14 - Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788)
• June 6 - King Joseph I of Portugal (d. 1777)
• June 17 - Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher (d. 1762)
• June 17 - César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (d. 1784)
• July 2 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer (d. 1787)
• July 16 - Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French military engineer and writer (d. 1800)
• August 1 - Richard Wilson, Welsh painter (d. 1782)
• August 14 - Claude Joseph Vernet, French painter (d. 1789)
• August 28 - Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d. 1774)
• September 10 - Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (d. 1774)
• September 19 - Charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1786)
• October 13 - Pieter Burmann the Younger, Dutch philologist (d. 1778)
• October 16 - Giovanni Arduino, Italian geologist (d. 1795)
• November 13 - William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
• November 25 - Yoriyuki Arima, Japanese mathematician (d. 1783)
• December 16 - George Whitefield, English-born Methodist leader (d. 1770)
• December 19 - John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
• December 21 - John Bradstreet, Canadian-born soldier (d. 1774)

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Kristijonas Donelaitis was a Lithuanian Lutheran pastor and poet. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Percival Pott (January 6, 1714 – December 22, 1788, London, England) was an English physician and surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy, and the first scientist to demonstrate that a cancer may be caused by an environmental carcinogen. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (January 26, 1714 - August 28, 1785), French sculptor, was born in Paris. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gottfried August Homilius (February 2, 1714 – June 1 (June 2?), 1785) was a German composer, Cantor, and organist. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Louis-Georges-Oudard-Feudrix de Bréquigny (February 22, 1714 - July 3, 1795), French scholar, was born at Gainneville near Havre. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou (February 25, 1714 - July 29, 1792), chancellor of France, was the eldest son of René Charles de Maupeou (1688-1775), who was president of the parlement of Paris from 1743 to 1757. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Three admirals of the Royal Navy, father, son, and grandson, were named Hyde Parker. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James Hervey (February 26, 1714 - December 25, 1758), English divine, was born at Hardingstone, near Northampton, and was educated at the grammar school of Northampton, and at Lincoln College, Oxford. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Weimar, March 8, 1714 – December 14, German musician and composer, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in leap years). ... Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (March 27, 1714, Venice - October 10, 1795, Rome) was an Italian theologian, historian, and prolific writer. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Adam Gib (April 14, 1714 - June 18, 1788), was a Scottish religious leader, head of the Antiburgher section of the Scottish Secession Church. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Joseph I (Portuguese José), the Reformer (Port. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten (June 17, 1714 _ May 26, 1762) was a German philosopher. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... César-François Cassini de Thury (June 17, 1714 – September 4, 1784) was a French astronomer, son of Jacques Cassini. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... Gluck, detail of a portrait by Joseph Duplessis, dated 1775 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) Christoph Willibald (von) Gluck (July 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787) was a German composer. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Marc René, marquis de Montalembert (July 16, 1714 - March 29, 1800) was a French military engineer and writer. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Richard Wilson (August 1, 1714 - May, 1782) was a Welsh landscape painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... Claude Joseph Vernet (August 14, 1714 _ December 3, 1789), French painter, was born at Avignon. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Anthony Ulrich (German: Anton Ulrich; 28 August 1714, Bevern – 4 May 1774, Kholmogory), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was generalissimus of the Army of Russia, and husband to Anna Leopoldovna, who was regent of Russia for one year. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Niccolò Jommelli Niccolò Jommelli (September 10, 1714 - August 25, 1774) was an Italian composer. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Charles Humphreys (September 19, 1714 – March 11, 1786) was an American miller and statesman from Haverford, Pennsylvania. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... Pieter Burmann (October 13, 1714 - June 24, 1778), called by himself the Younger (Secundus) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a Dutch philologist, born at Amsterdam. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Giovanni Arduino (Caprino Veronese, October 16, 1714 – Venice, March 21, 1795) was an Italian geologist who is known as the Father of Italian Geology. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... William Shenstone (November 13, 1714 – February 11, 1763) was an English poet and one of the earliest practitoners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Yoriyuki Arima (November 25, 1714 - November 23, 1783) was a Japanese mathematician of the Edo era. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... George Whitefield (December 16, 1714 - September 30, 1770), was a minister in the Church of England and one of the leaders of the Methodist movement. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Winthrop (December 19, 1714 – May 3, 1779) (not to be confused with his great-great-great-grandfather John Winthrop, founder of the Massachusetts Bay colony) was the 2nd Hollis Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy in Harvard College. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Bradstreet (born 1711 - died September 25, 1774) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the French and Indian War who helped Britain gain control of Lake Ontario by capturing Fort Frontenac, now Kingston, Ontario. ... Chesma Column in Tsarskoe Selo, commemorating the end of the Russo-Turkish War. ...

Deaths

• February 2 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of Yorkshire (b. 1643)
• February 24 - Edmund Andros, English governor in North America (b. 1637)
• May 15 - Roger Elliott, British general and Governor of Gibraltar
• June 8 - Electress Sophia of Hanover, heir to the throne of Great Britain (b. 1630)
• June 22 - Matthew Henry, English non-conformist minister (b. 1662)
• August 1 - Queen Anne of Great Britain (b. 1665)
• August 25 - Constantin Brâncoveanu, Prince of Wallachia (b. 1654)
• August 26 - Edward Fowler, English Bishop of Gloucester (b. 1632)
• October 5 - Kaibara Ekiken, Japanese philosopher (b. 1630)
• October 10 - Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (b. 1646)
• November 5 - Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (b. 1633)

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