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   Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 11   James Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia) on this day in history.  

Sep 23   On this day in history nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59  

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

Oct 02   In the year 1700 spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne  

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

Nov 01   Carlos II, King of Spain (1665-1700), dies at 39 in the year 1700.  

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

Nov 19   On this day in history battle at Narva: Swedish king Karel XII beats Russians  

Nov 20   On this day in history king Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva  

Nov 23   In the year 1700 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   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 on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar in the year 1700.  

Dec 22   On this day in history egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent  

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

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Jan 29   In the year 1700 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   Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born in the year 1700.  

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

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

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

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   Jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39 in the year 1700.  

Feb 12   In the year 1700 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   John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies in the year 1700.  

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

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