Historical Events In 1701

Jan 01   Great Britain & Ireland union is in effect, creating United Kingdom on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1701.  

Jan 04   Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 in the year 1701.  

Jan 10   In the year 1701 johann Caspar Simon, composer  

Jan 12   In the year 1701 frisia & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar  

Jan 12   In the year 1701 parts of the Netherlands adopt the Gregorian calendar  

Jan 18   On this day in history frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia  

Jan 27   On this day in history johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)  

Feb 15   Adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 09   France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance on this day in history.  

Mar 10   Johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Mar 27   Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

Mar 28   On this day in history domenico Guidi, Italian sculptor, dies at 75  

Apr 04   On this day in history joseph Haines, entertainer and author  

Apr 27   Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia in the year 1701.  

Apr 29   On this day in history drenthe Neth adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701  

May 12   On this day in history drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701)  

May 15   In the year 1701 the War of the Spanish Succession begins.  

May 23   After being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London in the year 1701.  

May 23   In the year 1701 captain Kidd hung in London after conviction of piracy & murder  

May 23   Captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder on this day in history.  

May 23   William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock in the year 1701.  

May 31   Alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover  

Jun 13   Angelo Antonio Caroli, composer in the year 1701.  

Jun 22   Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle) in the year 1701.  

Jul 06   William Kidd, English/US buccaneer, hanged in the year 1701.  

Jul 15   On this day in history pierre Joubert, became oldest known Canadian (113 y 124 d at death)  

Jul 24   Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit in the year 1701.  

Jul 24   In the year 1701 french make first landing at site of Detroit  

Sep 06   On this day in history james II [Stuart], king of England (1685-88), dies at 68  

Sep 07   In the year 1701 germany, England & Netherlands sign anti-French covenant  

Sep 16   James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland in the year 1701.  

Sep 28   In the year 1701 divorce legalized in MD  

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Jan 10   Johann Caspar Simon, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27   On this day in history birth of johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop)  

Jan 28   On this day in history birth of charles Marie de La Condamine, French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)  

Feb 14   Enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 18   Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish merchant and philanthropist (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.  

Apr 27   Charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia was born on this day in history.  

May 14   On this day in history birth of william Emerson, English mathematician (d. 1782)  

May 31   On this day in history birth of alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible  

Jan 01   In the year 1701 pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64  

Jan 03   In the year 1701 death of prince Louis I of Monaco (b. 1642)  

Jan 04   On this day in history ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62  

Jan 14   Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628) died on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history adam Drese, German composer, dies at 80  

Mar 10   Johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1701.  

Mar 15   On this day in history death of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (b. 1624)  

Mar 27   On this day in history anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58