Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty in the year 1700.   

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

Aug 18   Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark in the year 1700.   

Aug 28   Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer in the year 1700.   

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   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   Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI in the year 1700.   

Nov 30   In the year 1700 artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75   

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

Nov 30   King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS] in the year 1700.   

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

Dec 12   On this day in history utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar   

Dec 22   Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent in the year 1700.   

Dec 31   In the year 1700 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   In the year 1700 birth of philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782)   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history birth of michel Blavet, composer   

Mar 22   Giuseppe Sellitto, composer was born in the year 1700.   

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

Jan 22   Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 10   In the year 1700 diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61   

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

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