Page 2: Historical Events In 1700

Aug 08   Denmark & Sweden sign peace treaty in the year 1700.   

Aug 08   Matthias Henriksen Schacht, composer, dies at 40 in the year 1700.   

Aug 18   Swedish, English & Dutch army lands on Seeland, Denmark in the year 1700.   

Aug 28   In the year 1700 carolomannus Pachschmidt, composer   

Sep 11   James Thomson, songwriter (Rule Britannia) in the year 1700.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history monarch of Brandenburg becomes king of Prussia   

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

Nov 30   In the year 1700 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] 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   On this day in history egbert de Vrij Temminck, Amsterdam regent   

Dec 31   In the year 1700 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) was born in the year 1700.   

Feb 07   On this day in history birth of philippe Buache, French geographer/cartographer (Contourlijnen)   

Feb 23   Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Anne Bonny Irish-American pirate (d. 1782) was born in the year 1700.   

Mar 13   James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1700 death of marguerite Bourgeoys, saint (b. 1620)   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history death of aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)   

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   On this day in history hieronymus Gradenthaler, composer, dies at 62