Historical Events In 1716

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

Sep 14   In the year 1716 1st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)  

Sep 14   In the year 1716 first lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)  

Sep 25   Johann Christoph Pez, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 09   On this day in history england & France sign treaty  

Oct 13   Hungarian Emperor Karel VI's troops occupy Temesvar on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi, composer on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 26   1st lion exhibited in America (Boston) in the year 1716.  

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

Dec 23   In the year 1716 johann Heinrich Rolle, composer  

Dec 24   On this day in history patrice F earl De Neney, South Netherlands chairman of Secret Council  

Dec 26   On this day in history the birth of Thomas Gray, English Poet  

Dec 26   Thomas Gray, English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard) on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   In the year 1716 birth of antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general (d. 1795)  

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

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French writer and numismatist (d. 1795) was born in the year 1716.  

Jan 26   George Sackville Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18   Gaspard Fritz, composer was born in the year 1716.  

Mar 06   Pehr Kalm, Swedish explorer and naturalist (d. 1779) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history william Wycherley, dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75  

Feb 19   Dorthe Engelbrechtsdatter, Norwegian poet (b. 1634) died on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history harald Vallerius, composer, dies at 69  

Mar 10   Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 14   In the year 1716 death of arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington, British admiral  

Apr 26   John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (b. 1651) died in the year 1716.  

Apr 28   On this day in history death of louis de Montfort, French catholic priest (b. 1673)