Historical Events In 1700

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

Jan 01   In the year 1700 russia replaces Byzantine with Julian calendar  

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 in the year 1700.  

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

Feb 07   On this day in history philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)  

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   In the year 1700 last day of Julian calendar in Denmark  

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

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

Feb 27   On this day in history pacific island of New Britain discovered  

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

Mar 07   In the year 1700 william Penn began monthly meetings for Blacks advocating emancipation  

Mar 10   Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1700.  

Mar 13   In the year 1700 james Kent, composer  

Mar 22   On this day in history giuseppe Sellitto, composer  

Mar 25   In the year 1700 england, France & Netherlands ratify 2nd Extermination treaty  

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 30   Gelderland goes on Gregorian calendar (tomorrow is 12/7/1700) in the year 1700.  

Jul 02   On this day in history lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

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

Jul 13   In the year 1700 russian-Turkish peace  

Jul 15   In the year 1700 johann Christoph Richter, composer  

Jul 19   Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Mar 08   In the year 1700 birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)  

Mar 13   In the year 1700 birth of james Kent, composer  

Mar 13   In the year 1700 birth of michel Blavet, composer  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history birth of georg Abraham Schneider, composer  

Jan 07   Raffaello Fabretti, Italian antiquarian (b. 1618) died on this day in history.  

Jan 12   In the year 1700 death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1700 death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)  

Mar 10   Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1700.  

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

Jul 02   On this day in history lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77  

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