Page 2: Historical Events In 1700
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Aug 08 Denmark and Sweden sign peace treaty. 


Aug 08 Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 


Aug 18 Swedish, English and Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark 


Aug 28 Carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer. 


Sep 11 James Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia). 


Sep 23 Nicolaus Adam Strungk, composer, dies at 59. 


Sep 27 Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700), dies at 85. 


Oct 02 Spanish king Carlos II appoints Philip van Anjou, heir to throne 


Oct 14 Rabbi Judah Hasid and Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem 


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


Nov 16 Monarch of Brandenburg is recorded as becoming king of Prussia. 


Nov 19 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. 


Nov 23 Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI. 


Nov 30 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 50000 Russians at the Battle of Narva 


Nov 30 King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva [NS]. 


Dec 01 Willem ten Rhijne, Dutch physician in Batavia, dies at about 53 


Dec 12 Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar. 


Dec 22 Egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent 


Dec 31 Frisia/Groningen adopt Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is 1/12/1701 


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