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Timeline charts · 169 events · 1700–1799

The 18th Century — 1700 to 1799

A single continuous chronology of the 18th century, decade by decade, laid out for paper with the dates, regions and themes in fixed columns.

The 18th Century — 1700 to 1799

169 events · 1700–1799 · Saeculum · sample of the first 8 rows

The 18th Century — 1700 to 1799. A single continuous chronology of the 18th century, decade by decade, laid out for paper with the dates, regions and themes in fixed columns.
DateEventRegionTheme
1700s
12 Feb 1700Great Northern War BeginsEuropeWar
1 Nov 1700Death of Charles II of SpainEuropePolitics
7 Sep 1701Grand Alliance of The HagueEuropePolitics
27 May 1703Peter the Great Founds St. PetersburgEuropePolitics
1 Jan 1704Newton's Opticks PublishedEuropeScience
13 Aug 1704Battle of BlenheimEuropeWar
1 Dec 1705Halley Predicts a Comet's ReturnEuropeScience
17 Jan 1706Benjamin Franklin Born in BostonNorth AmericaCulture

Covers 1700–1799. Shows the 169 events scored 8 or higher for significance out of the 4992-event Saeculum corpus. Everything below that line — and every event on this sheet — is free to read in full on its own year and event page.

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