Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer   

Sep 11   On this day in history james Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia)   

Sep 23   In the year 1700 nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59   

Sep 27   In the year 1700 innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85   

Oct 02   Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne on this day in history.   

Oct 14   Rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem in the year 1700.   

Nov 01   On this day in history carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39   

Nov 16   In the year 1700 monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia   

Nov 19   In the year 1700 battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians   

Nov 20   King Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva in the year 1700.   

Nov 23   On this day in history cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI   

Nov 30   Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75 in the year 1700.   

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   In the year 1700 king Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]   

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

Dec 12   Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent on this day in history.   

Dec 31   On this day in history frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701   

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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   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   In the year 1700 birth of james Kent, composer   

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

Mar 22   In the year 1700 birth of giuseppe Sellitto, composer   

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 in the year 1700.   

Jan 22   In the year 1700 jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39   

Feb 12   On this day in history death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

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 on this day in history.