Historical Events In 1701

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

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

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

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

Jan 12   Frisia & Groningen begin use of Gregorian calendar on this day in history.   

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

Jan 18   Frederik I/Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1701.   

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   In the year 1701 joseph Haines, entertainer and author   

Apr 27   On this day in history charles Emanuel I, King of Sardinia   

Apr 29   Drenthe Neth adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 in the year 1701.   

May 12   Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1701 captain William Kidd is hanged in Londo after being convicted of piracy and murder   

May 23   William Kidd, Scottish pirate, hanged at London's Execution Dock on this day in history.   

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

Jun 12   Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover in the year 1701.   

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

Jun 22   Nikolaj Eigtved, Danish architect (Christiansborg Castle) on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Germany, England & Netherlands sign anti-French covenant on this day in history.   

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   Divorce legalized in MD in the year 1701.   

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

Jan 27   Johann N von Hontheim, German church historian/suffragan (bishop) was born in the year 1701.   

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

Feb 14   In the year 1701 birth of enrique Florez, Spanish historian (d. 1773)   

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 in the year 1701.   

May 14   In the year 1701 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   On this day in history pietro Sanmartini, composer, dies at 64   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1701 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 on this day in history.   

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

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