Historical Events In 1716

Sep 06   1st US lighthouse built (Boston) in the year 1716.  

Sep 14   1st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor) on this day in history.  

Sep 14   First lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor) on this day in history.  

Sep 25   Johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1716.  

Sep 30   In the year 1716 heinrich Georg Neuss, composer, dies at 62  

Oct 09   England & France sign treaty in the year 1716.  

Oct 13   Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar in the year 1716.  

Oct 25   Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, composer in the year 1716.  

Nov 03   In the year 1716 pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom  

Nov 14   Gottfried W Leibniz, German philosopher/theologist, dies at 70 in the year 1716.  

Nov 26   1st lion exhibited in America (Boston) on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history the first lion exhibited in America (Boston)  

Dec 23   Johann Heinrich Rolle, composer in the year 1716.  

Dec 24   Patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council in the year 1716.  

Dec 26   In the year 1716 the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet  

Dec 26   On this day in history thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)  

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Jan 12   Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795) was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 15   Philip Livingston, merchant (signed Declaration of Independence) was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 20   In the year 1716 birth of carlos III, king of Naples/Spain (1759-88) Pompei/Jesuits  

Jan 20   King Charles III of Spain (d. 1788) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1716 birth of jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795)  

Jan 26   In the year 1716 birth of george Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville  

Feb 18   In the year 1716 birth of gaspard Fritz, composer  

Mar 06   Pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779) was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 01   William Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (b. 1634) died in the year 1716.  

Mar 08   Harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69 in the year 1716.  

Mar 10   On this day in history wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48  

Mar 13   On this day in history georg Gabriel Schutz, composer, dies at 46  

Apr 14   Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral died on this day in history.  

Apr 26   John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673) died on this day in history.