Page 2: Historical Events In 1701

Oct 09   Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven   

Oct 09   The Collegiate School of Connecticut is chartered in New Haven. It was later renamed to Yale University   

Oct 13   Andreas Anton Schmelzer, composer, dies at 47.   

Nov 05   Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield, French-born English politician (bc. 1659).   

Nov 08   William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges.   

Nov 27   Anders Celsius, Sweden, scientist/inventor (centigrade temp scale)   

Nov 27   Anders Celsius, Swedish deviser of the Celsius thermometer is born.   

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Jan 10   On this day in history birth of johann Caspar Simon, composer   

Jan 27   In the year 1701 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 in the year 1701.   

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   In the year 1701 birth of alexander Cruden, compiler of a concordance to King James Bible   

Jan 01   Pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Prince Louis I of Monaco (b. 1642) died in the year 1701.   

Jan 04   Ernst R Tarhemberg, Austria, field marshal, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese warlord (b. 1628) died in the year 1701.   

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

Mar 10   On this day in history johann Schelle, composer, dies at 52   

Mar 15   In the year 1701 death of jean Renaud de Segrais, French writer (b. 1624)   

Mar 27   Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, count of Tourville/Fr admiral, dies at 58 in the year 1701.