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What major events happened in 1715?
Historic Event
- Jul 29 10 Spanish treasure galleons sunk off Florida coast by a hurricane.
- Jul 30 Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St Lucie, Florida.
- Aug 1 First Doggett’s Coat and Badge race (Waterman’s race) held on Thames River (London Bridge to Chelsea)
What happened in the year 1714?
October–December. October 20 – The coronation of George I of the United Kingdom takes place in Westminster Abbey, a little less than three months after George became the new British monarch. December 9 – Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718): The Ottoman Empire declares war on the Republic of Venice.
What happened in the year 1716?
May 20 – John Law founds the Banque Générale Privée in Paris. May 26 – Two regular companies of field artillery, each 100 men strong, are raised at Woolwich, by Royal Warrant of King George I of Great Britain. May 28 – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, suffers a paralytic stroke.
What happened during the year of 1667?
July–December. July 31 – Second Anglo-Dutch War – The Treaty of Breda ends the war, and recognizes Acadia as a French possession. September 6 – The “Dreadful Hurricane of 1667” ravages southeast Virginia, bringing 12 days of rain, blowing down plantation homes and stripping fields of crops.
What happened in the year 1789?
The French Revolution (1789–1799) begins with the Storming of the Bastille: Citizens of Paris storm the fortress of the Bastille, and free the only seven prisoners held. In rural areas, peasants attack manors of the nobility.
What was going on in 1762?
French and Indian War: Battle of Signal Hill – British troops defeat the French in the last battle of the North American theatre of the Seven Years’ War, fought in the Newfoundland Colony. Empress Go-Sakuramachi succeeds to the throne of Japan upon the death of her brother, the Emperor Momozono.
What happened in the year 1717?
May 27 – Spain unites its South American colonies, as the Viceroyalty of New Granada. June 24 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England, the Modern and first Free-Masonic Grand Lodge (which merges with the Ancient Grand Lodge of England in 1813 to form the United Grand Lodge of England), is founded in London.
Why is 1776 important?
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence.
What happened in 1967 in the world?
Apollo 1: U.S. astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test. The United States, Soviet Union and United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty.
What happened in the year 1668?
January – The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed between England, Sweden and the United Provinces. February 13 – In Lisbon, a peace treaty is established between Afonso VI of Portugal and Carlos II of Spain, by mediation of Charles II of England, in which the legitimacy of the Portuguese monarch is recognized.
What was going on in 1848?
Revolutions of 1848, series of republican revolts against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily and spreading to France, Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire. They all ended in failure and repression and were followed by widespread disillusionment among liberals.
What happened in the year 1796?
War of the First Coalition – Battle of Lodi: General Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrian rearguard, in forcing a crossing of the bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men, 14 guns, and 30 ammunition wagons. Persian Expedition of 1796: Russian troops storm Derbent.