Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty in the year 1700.  

Aug 08   In the year 1700 matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40  

Aug 18   In the year 1700 swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark  

Aug 28   In the year 1700 carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer  

Sep 11   In the year 1700 james Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia)  

Sep 23   Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

Sep 27   On this day in history innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85  

Oct 02   Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne in the year 1700.  

Oct 14   Rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem on this day in history.  

Nov 01   In the year 1700 carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39  

Nov 16   Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia in the year 1700.  

Nov 19   On this day in history battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians  

Nov 20   On this day in history king Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva  

Nov 23   Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI in the year 1700.  

Nov 30   On this day in history artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75  

Nov 30   Eight thousand Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeat a force of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva in the year 1700.  

Nov 30   King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS] on this day in history.  

Dec 01   In the year 1700 willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53  

Dec 12   Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar in the year 1700.  

Dec 22   Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent in the year 1700.  

Dec 31   Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of james Kent, composer  

Mar 13   Michel Blavet, composer was born in the year 1700.  

Mar 22   Giuseppe Sellitto, composer was born in the year 1700.  

Apr 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 01   John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies in the year 1700.  

Jul 02   In the year 1700 lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

Jul 19   In the year 1700 hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62