Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   On this day in history denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty   

Aug 08   On this day in history matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40   

Aug 18   In the year 1700 swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark   

Aug 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history rabbi Judah Hasid & Chayim Molocho arrive in Jerusalem   

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   King Charles XII of Sweden aged 17, defeats the army of Czar Peter the Great in the battle of Narva in the year 1700.   

Nov 23   Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI in the year 1700.   

Nov 30   Artus II Quellinus [Quellien/"the Young], Flemish sculptor, dies at 75 in the year 1700.   

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] on this day in history.   

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

Dec 12   Utrecht/Overijssel/Buren/Leerdam/Ijsselstein adopt Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

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

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

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Jan 29   Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician (10 time French award) was born in the year 1700.   

Feb 07   Philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity)   

Mar 08   Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of raffaello Fabretti, Italian antiquarian (b. 1618)   

Jan 12   Marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620) died in the year 1700.   

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   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.