1710
Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
Decades: | 1680s · 1690s · 1700s · 1710s · 1720s · 1730s · 1740s |
Years: | 1707 · 1708 · 1709 · 1710 · 1711 · 1712 · 1713 |
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Canada –Denmark – France – Great Britain – Ireland – Norway – Russia – Scotland –Sweden – | |
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Gregorian calendar | 1710 MDCCX |
Ab urbe condita | 2463 |
Armenian calendar | 1159 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԹ |
Assyrian calendar | 6460 |
Bengali calendar | 1117 |
Berber calendar | 2660 |
British Regnal year | 8 Ann. 1 – 9 Ann. 1 |
Buddhist calendar | 2254 |
Burmese calendar | 1072 |
Byzantine calendar | 7218–7219 |
Chinese calendar | 己丑年 (Earth Ox) 4406 or 4346 — to — 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 4407 or 4347 |
Coptic calendar | 1426–1427 |
Discordian calendar | 2876 |
Ethiopian calendar | 1702–1703 |
Hebrew calendar | 5470–5471 |
Hindu calendars | |
- Vikram Samvat | 1766–1767 |
- Shaka Samvat | 1631–1632 |
- Kali Yuga | 4810–4811 |
Holocene calendar | 11710 |
Igbo calendar | 710–711 |
Iranian calendar | 1088–1089 |
Islamic calendar | 1121–1122 |
Japanese calendar | Hōei 7 (宝永7年) |
Javanese calendar | 1633–1634 |
Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
Korean calendar | 4043 |
Minguo calendar | 202 before ROC 民前202年 |
Nanakshahi calendar | 242 |
Thai solar calendar | 2252–2253 |
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1710 (MDCCX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter E) of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A) of the Julian calendar, the 1710th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 710th year of the 2nd millennium, the 10th year of the 18th century, and the 1st year of the 1710s decade. As of the start of 1710, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1918. In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Saturday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.
Events
January–June
- February 28 (Swedish calendar) – Battle of Helsingborg: Fourteen thousand Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally large Swedish army under Magnus Stenbock.
- April 10 – The world's first copyright legislation, Britain's Statute of Anne, becomes effective.[1]
- April 19 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain, meets the Four Mohawk Kings.[2]
- June – Protestant Swiss and German Palatines under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Bern, Switzerland.
- June 8 – The Tuscarora nation sends a petition to the Province of Pennsylvania, protesting the seizure of their lands and enslavement of their people by citizens of the Province of Carolina.
July–December
- August 20 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: The Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay is soundly defeated by the forces of the Habsburg Monarchy under Guido Starhemberg and their allies.[3]
- October 13 – Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port Royal gives the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
Date unknown
- In Sweden, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala is founded as the Collegium curiosorum.
- John Smithwick begins brewing Smithwick's ale at Kilkenny, Ireland (St. Francis Abbey Brewery).[4]
- Beijing becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Istanbul.[5]
Births
- January 3 – Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. 1796)
- January 4 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. 1736)
- February 1 – Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (d. 1771)
- February 15 – King Louis XV of France (d. 1774)
- April 15 – William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
- April 17 – Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767)
- April 25 – James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (d. 1776)
- April 26 – Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)
- April 30 – Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
- May 14 – Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. 1771)
- May 16 – William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (d. 1782)
- June 10 – James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (d. 1768)
- July 21 – Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (d. 1792)
- August 20 – Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (d. 1761)
- September 3 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (d. 1784)
- September 30 – John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. 1771)
- October 12 – Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of the Colony and the state of Connecticut (d. 1785)
- October 16 – András Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)
- October 24 – Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (d. 1773)
- November 8 – Sarah Fielding, English writer (d. 1768)
- November 10 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman (d. 1792)
- November 13 – Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (d. 1792)
- November 22 – Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (d. 1784)
- November 27 – Robert Lowth, English bishop and grammarian (d. 1787)
- December 2 – Carlo Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)
- date unknown – Ahmad bin Said al-Busaidi, first ruler of Oman of the Al Said dynasty (d. 1783)
Deaths
- January 16 – Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b. 1675)
- January 21 – Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (b. 1638)
- February 16 – Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (b. 1632)
- February 25 – Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French explorer (b. c. 1639)
- March 4 – Louis III, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
- April 28 – Thomas Betterton, English actor (b. c. 1635)
- May 13 – Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (b. 1650)
- June 1 – David Mitchell, British admiral (b. 1642)
- June 4 – James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute
- June 7 – Louise de La Vallière, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. 1644)
- September 19 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644)
- November 3 – Maria de Croll, Swedish vocalist
- date unknown – Anna Maria Thelott, Swedish artist (b. 1683)
References
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ "Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center". Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ Kamen, Henry (2000). Felipe V, el rey que reinó dos veces. Historia (3rd ed.). Madrid: Temas de Hoy. pp. 96–97. ISBN 8478808477.
- ↑ "Smithwick's History". Smithwick's. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ 1987 estimate. Rosenberg, Matt T. "Largest Cities Through History". About.com Geography. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
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