Historical Events In 1700

Jan 01   Protestant West-Europe (except England) begin using Gregorian calendar in the year 1700.  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history russia replaces Byzantines with Julian calendar  

Jan 22   On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39  

Jan 26   In the year 1700 the magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the west coast of the North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1700 daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

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   The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1700.  

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

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   James Kent, composer in the year 1700.  

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

Mar 25   On this day in history england, France & Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty  

Apr 19   Georg Abraham Schneider, composer in the year 1700.  

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

May 07   Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist in the year 1700.  

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

May 12   On this day in history luigi Vanvitelli, Italian architect  

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

Jun 04   Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor in the year 1700.  

Jun 17   Mass orders priest to leave the colony on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 12   Gelderland accepts Gregorian calendar; yesterday is June 30, 1700 in the year 1700.  

Jul 13   Russian-Turkish peace in the year 1700.  

Jul 15   In the year 1700 johann Christoph Richter, composer  

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

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Jan 29   On this day in history birth of daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award)  

Feb 07   Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) was born in the year 1700.  

Feb 23   In the year 1700 birth of wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)  

Mar 08   Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 13   James Kent, composer was born in the year 1700.  

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

Mar 22   On this day in history birth of giuseppe Sellitto, composer  

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

Jan 07   Raffaello Fabretti, Italian antiquarian (b. 1618) died in the year 1700.  

Jan 12   Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) died on this day in history.  

Jan 22   On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39  

Feb 12   Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662) died in the year 1700.  

Mar 10   On this day in history 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.