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Historical Events Happened In 1701

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Jan 01 On this day in history great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom

Jan 01 On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64

Jan 04 Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on this day in history.

Jan 10 On this day in history johann Caspar Simon, composer

Jan 12 Frisia & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.

Jan 12 On this day in history parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian calendar

Jan 18 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on this day in history.

Jan 27 Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop) on this day in history.

Feb 15 Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.

Mar 09 France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance on this day in history.

Mar 10 Johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

Mar 27 Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58 on this day in history.

Mar 28 Domenico Guidi, Italian sculptor, dies at 75 on this day in history.

Apr 04 Joseph Haines, entertainer and author on this day in history.

Apr 27 On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia

Apr 29 On this day in history drenthe Neth adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701

May 12 Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) on this day in history.

May 15 On this day in history the War of the Spanish Succession begins.

May 23 On this day in history after being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.

May 23 On this day in history captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder

May 23 On this day in history captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder

May 23 William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on this day in history.

May 31 Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible on this day in history.

Jun 12 Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover on this day in history.

Jun 13 On this day in history angelo Antonio Caroli, composer

Jun 22 On this day in history nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle)

Jul 06 On this day in history william Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged

Jul 15 Pierre Joubert, became oldest known Canadian (113 y 124 d at death) on this day in history.

Jul 24 On this day in history antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit

Jul 24 French make first landing at site of Detroit on this day in history.

Sep 06 On this day in history james II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68

Sep 07 On this day in history germany, England & Netherlands sign anti-French covenant

Sep 16 James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on this day in history.

Sep 28 On this day in history divorce legalized in MD

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Famous Birthdays In 1701

Famous People Born In This Year In History

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Simon, composer

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)

Jan 28 Charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774) was born on this day in history.

Feb 14 Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.

Mar 18 Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.

Apr 27 Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia was born on this day in history.

May 14 On this day in history birth of william Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)

May 31 On this day in history birth of alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible

Famous Deaths In 1701

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01 Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history death of prince Louis I of Monaco (b. 1642)

Jan 04 On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62

Jan 14 Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628) died on this day in history.

Feb 15 Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.

Mar 10 Johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.

Mar 15 Jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (b. 1624) died on this day in history.

Mar 27 On this day in history anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58