Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

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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Jan 29   Daniel bernoulli: Basel switz, mathematician (10 time french award)   

Feb 07   Philippe buache: French geographer/cartographer (contourlijnen)   

Feb 23   Wilhelmus schortinghuis: Dutch theologist (profound christianity)   

Mar 08   Anne bonny irish-american pirate: Anne bonny irish-american pirate (d. 1782)   

Mar 13   James kent: Composer   

Mar 22   Giuseppe sellitto: Composer   

Apr 19   Georg abraham schneider: Composer   

May 07   Gerard van swieten: Dutch botanist   

Jan 07   Raffaello fabretti: Italian antiquarian (b. 1618)   

Jan 12   Marguerite bourgeoys: Saint (b. 1620)   

Jan 22   Jacob balthasar schutz: Composer,   

Feb 12   Aleksei shein: Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

Mar 10   Diogo diaz melgaz: Composer,   

May 01   John dryden: English poet/playwright (rival la   

Jul 02   Lambert doomer: Painter/cartoonist,    

Jul 19   Hieronymus gradenthaler: Composer,