Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... 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... Events and Trends The War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748) rages. ... Events and Trends Scientific navigation is developed The Seven Years War (1756-1763) fought between two rival alliances: the first consisting of the Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Prussia; the second consisting of Austria, France, Imperial Russia, Saxony, and Sweden. ... Events and Trends King George III ascends the British throne in 1760. ... Events 1727 to 1800 - Lt. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... Events July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... See also: 1729 in architecture, other events of 1730 1731 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1729 in literature, other events of 1730, 1731 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1729 in music, other events of 1730, 1731 in music, list of years in music. ... The year 1730 in science and technology included many events, some of which are listed here. ... 1729 colonial governors - Events of 1730 - 1731 colonial governors - Colonial governors by year See also: List of state leaders in 1730 List of religious leaders in 1730 List of international organization leaders in 1730 Portugal Angola - Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola (1726-1732) Macau - Antonio Moniz Barreto, Governor... 1729 state leaders - Events of 1730 - 1731 state leaders - State leaders by year Africa Ashanti Confederacy - Opoku Ware I, Asantehene (1720-1750) Bunyoro - Olimi III, Omukama of Bunyoro (c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ab urbe condita (AUC or a. ... Dates are marked by the letters Ô¹ÕŽ or the like, often with a line over, indicating tvin (in the year) followed by one to four letters, each of which stands for a number based on its order in the alphabet. ... The Chinese calendar (Traditional Chinese:農曆; Simplified Chinese: 农历; pinyin: nónglì) is a lunisolar calendar incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar. ... The Chinese sexagenary cycle (干支 pinyin: gānzhÄ«) is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles, the ten Heavenly Stems (十干; shígān) and the twelve Earthly Branches (十二支; shíèrzhÄ«). These have been traditionally used as a means of numbering the years, not only in China... The Hebrew calendar (Hebrew: ) or Jewish calendar is the annual calendar used in Judaism. ... The Hindu calendar used in Vedic times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars, as well as an Indian national calendar. ... There is disagreement as to the meaning of the Indian word Samvat. ... The Hindu calendar used in Vedic times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization, and today there are several regional Indian calendars. ... Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ... The Iranian calendar (also known as Persian calendar or the Jalaali Calendar) is a solar calendar currently used in Iran and Afghanistan. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar, Arabic التقويم الهجري) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic holy days. ... Koinobori, flags decorated like koi, are popular decorations around Childrens Day This mural on the wall of a Tokyo subway station celebrates Hazuki, the eighth month. ... Kyōhō (享保) was a Japanese era after Shōtoku and before Gembun and spanned from 1716 to 1736. ... The Runic calendar (or Rune staff) appears to have been a medieval Swedish invention, whereas clog almanacs appear in several European countries. ...

Events

• Pope Clement XII elected
• September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754)
• Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina

Clement XII, born as Lorenzo Corsini (Florence, April 7, 1652 – Rome, February 6, 1740), Pope from 1730 to 1740, had been an aristocratic lawyer and financial manager under preceding pontiffs. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul ( Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 12+ million km² Establishment 1299 Dissolution October 29, 1923... Imperial motto (Ottoman Turkish) دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power (1683) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Söğüt (1299-1326), Bursa (1326-1365), Edirne (1365-1453), Ä°stanbul (1453-1922) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanl... Sultan Ahmed III Köçeks at a fair. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Sultan Mahmud I Mahmud I (August 2, 1696 – December 13, 1754) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1730 to 1754. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The crown of Anna Ioannovna Anna Ivanovna (In Russian: Анна Ивановна) (February 7, 1693 - October 28, 1740) reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. ...

Births

• April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
• May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1782)
• July 12 - Josiah Wedgwood, English potter (d. 1795)
• July 26 - Charles Messier, French astronomer (d. 1817)
• September 17 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian army officer (d. 1794)
• November 23 - William Moultrie, American general (d. 1805)
• December 30 - William Hamilton, British diplomat and antiquary (d. 1803)
• Baron de Breteuil, last prime minister of the French monarchy (d. 1807)
• John Cook, American farmer and President of Delaware (d. 1789)
• John Moore, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1805)
• John Murray, Lord Dunmore
• 21 June - Motoori Norinaga, Japanese philologist and scholar of the kokugaku school (d. 1801)

April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ... General Sir Henry Clinton K.B. Commander-in-Chief of British troops in America. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (May 13, 1730 – July 1, 1782) was a British Whig statesman, most notable for his two terms as Whig Prime Minister of Great Britain. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the head of government and so exercises many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Josiah Wedgwood Josiah Wedgwood (July 12, 1730 – January 3, 1795) was an English potter, credited with the industrialization of the manufacture of pottery. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Charles Messier Charles Messier (June 26, 1730 – April 12, 1817) was a French astronomer who in 1774 published a catalogue of 45 deep sky objects such as nebulae and star clusters. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... William Moultrie (pronounced Mool-tree), 1730—1805, American Revolutionary general, b. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... William Hamilton Sir William Douglas Hamilton (December 13, 1730–April 6, 1803) was a Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and volcanologist. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Louis-Auguste le Tonnelier Louis-Auguste le Tonnelier, baron de Breteuil, baron de Preuilly (March 7, 1730 – November 2, 1807) was a French aristocrat, statesman and politician. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Cook (1730 – October 27, 1789) was an American farmer and politician from Smyrna, in Kent County, Delaware. ... List of Delaware Governors Governors of New Sweden, 1639-1655 Peter Minuit 1639-1640 Peter Hollandaer Ridder 1640-1643 Johan Björnsson Printz 1643-1653 Johan Papegoya 1653-1654 Johan Classon Rising 1654-1655 Part of New Netherland, 1655-1664 Part of New York, 1664-1682 Part of Pennsylvania, 1682... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Moore (1730-1805) was an English cleric and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1783 to 1805. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... There have been several important people by the name of John Murray (roughly in chronological order): John Murray (1660-1724), 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray (1730–1809), Lord Dunmore, colonial governor of Virginia John Murray (minister) (1741-1815), father of American Universalism John Murray (aristocrat), Lord of the Isle... Lord Dunmore John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore (1730–February 25, 1809) was the British governor of the Province of New York from 1770 to 1771 and the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until just before the American Revolutionary War began in June 1775. ... June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... Motoori Norinaga (Japanese: 本居宣長; 21 June 1730–5 November 1801) was a Japanese philologist and scholar during the Edo period. ... Kokugaku (国学; lit. ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

Deaths

• January 1 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English politician (b. 1647)
• January 1 - Samuel Sewall, English-born judge (b. 1652)
• January 29 - Tsar Peter II of Russia (b. 1715)
• February 23 - Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
• March 2 - Pope Benedict XIII (b. 1649)
• March 20 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)
• May 30 - Arabella Churchill, English mistress of James II of England (b. 1648)
• July 18 - François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (b. 1644)
• September 27 - Laurence Eusden, English poet (b. 1688)
• October 12 - Frederick IV, King of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
• October 15 - Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, French explorer (b. 1658)
• October 23 - Anne Oldfield, English actress (b. 1683)