Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   In the year 1700 denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty   

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 in the year 1700.   

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 in the year 1700.   

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

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

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

Nov 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1700.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1700.   

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Jan 29   Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) was born in the year 1700.   

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 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   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   Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) died in the year 1700.   

Jan 22   On this day in history jacob Balthasar Schutz, composer, dies at 39   

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

Mar 10   Diogo Diaz Melgaz, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1700.   

May 01   In the year 1700 john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Rival Ladies), dies   

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

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