Historical Events In 1700

Jan 01   Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar in the year 1700.  

Jan 01   Russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar on this day in history.  

Jan 22   Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1700.  

Jan 26   The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records on this day in history.  

Jan 26   This great earthquake occurred about 9 pm on the Cascadia Fault, the boundary between the North American and Juan de Fuca plates. This was almost 100 years before the first European explorers made contact with native peoples on the west coast. This was one of the world's great earthquakes with a magnitude estimated at 9 in the year 1700.  

Jan 29   Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) in the year 1700.  

Feb 07   Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) on this day in history.  

Feb 09   The birth of Daniel Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician on this day in history.  

Feb 12   In the year 1700 the Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe.  

Feb 19   Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark on this day in history.  

Feb 19   On this day in history last day of the Julian calendar in Denmark  

Feb 23   Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) on this day in history.  

Feb 27   Pacific island of New Britain discovered on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.  

Mar 07   On this day in history william Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation  

Mar 10   Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

Mar 13   In the year 1700 james Kent, composer  

Mar 22   In the year 1700 giuseppe Sellitto, composer  

Mar 25   England, France & Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty on this day in history.  

Apr 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer on this day in history.  

May 01   On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies  

May 07   Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist on this day in history.  

May 07   William Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation on this day in history.  

May 12   Luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect on this day in history.  

May 26   On this day in history nikolaus L earl von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf, German evangelist  

Jun 04   Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor on this day in history.  

Jun 17   On this day in history mass orders priest to leave the colony  

Jun 30   Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 in the year 1700.  

Jul 12   On this day in history gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700  

Jul 13   On this day in history russian-Turkish peace  

Jul 15   Johann Christoph Richter, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 19   On this day in history hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62  

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Jan 29   Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07   In the year 1700 birth of philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)  

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)  

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)  

Mar 13   James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 13   Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 22   Giuseppe Sellitto, composer was born on this day in history.  

Apr 19   In the year 1700 birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer  

Jan 07   In the year 1700 death of raffaello Fabretti, Italian antiquarian (b. 1618)  

Jan 12   Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) died in the year 1700.  

Jan 22   In the year 1700 jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39  

Feb 12   Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662) died on this day in history.  

Mar 10   In the year 1700 diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61  

May 01   In the year 1700 john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies  

Jul 02   Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 in the year 1700.  

Jul 19   Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1700.