May 23 Captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder

May 12 Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701)

May 23 Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder

Jan 12 Parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian calendar

Jan 01 Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom

Jan 18 Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia

Nov 27 The birth of Anders Celsius, Swedish deviser of the Celsius thermometer

Oct 09 The Collegiate School of Connecticut is chartered in New Haven. It was later renamed to Yale University.

Oct 09 Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven

Jul 24 French make first landing at site of Detroit

Mar 09 France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance