Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

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

Aug 08   Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1700 carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer   

Sep 11   In the year 1700 james Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia)   

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

Sep 27   On this day in history innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85   

Oct 02   Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne in the year 1700.   

Oct 14   Rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1700 carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39   

Nov 16   Monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history eight thousand Swedish troops under King Charles XII defeat a force of at least 50,000 Russians at the Battle of Narva.   

Nov 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1700 utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar   

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

Dec 31   Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Mar 08   Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born in the year 1700.   

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

Mar 13   Michel Blavet, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

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   Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

May 01   On this day in history john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies   

Jul 02   Lambert Doomer, painter/cartoonist, dies at about 77 on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1700.