Year 1705 (MDCCV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1705 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births February 15 - Charles-André van Loo The year 1705 in literature involved some significant events Events William Somervile inherits his father's estate where his participation Events Works published John Dennis, The Grounds of Criticism in Poetry * Births Moses The year 1705 in music involved some significant events Events Johann Sebastian Bach sets off for Lübeck to hear Dieterich Buxtehude The year 1705 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1704 in Canada, other events of 1705, 1706 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - Anne of Great Britain Events 16 April - Isaac Newton knighted Events 11 April - Captain Thomas Green hanged for piracy at Leith. 1704 state leaders - Events of 1705 - 1706 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Ottoman Empire Abkhazia - Jigetshi, Prince of Abkhazia ( 1700 - 1730) Portugal Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita Year 1705 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Sunday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar. The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday

Events of 1705

January - June

• March 8 - The Province of Carolina incorporates the town of Bath, making it the first incorporated town in present day North Carolina. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen Bath is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States The town becomes the political center and de facto capital of the northern portion of the Province of Carolina until Edenton is incorporated in 1722. The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen Edenton is a town in Chowan County, North Carolina, United States. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

July - December

November: Williamsburg Capitol (replica). Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia

• November - In Williamsburg, capital of the Virginia colony in America, construction of the Capitol building is completed. Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Williamsburg is a city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads region in southeastern Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
• December - The Sophia Naturalization Act 1705 is passed by the British Parliament, which naturalized Sophia of Hanover and the "issue of her body" as British subjects. The Act for the Naturalization of the Most Excellent Princess Sophia Electress and Duchess Dowager of Hanover and the Issue of her Body was an Act of the Parliament of This is a listing of sessions of the Parliament of Great Britain, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons for each session and the list of members of the House Electress Sophia of Hanover (born Sophia Countess Palatine of Simmern; 14 October 1630 – 8 June 1714) was the youngest daughter The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800

Undated

• Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. Blenheim Palace  is a large and Monumental country house situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is completed in 1724. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
• Taichung City, Taiwan is founded as the village of Dadun. Taichung ( is a city located in west-central Taiwan with a population of just over one million people making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.
• With the interest paid from daimyo loans, the Konoike buy a tract of ponds and swampland, turn the land into rice paddies and settle 480 households numbering perhaps 2880 peasants on the land. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings
• Shogunate confiscate the property of a merchant in Osaka "for conduct unbecoming a member of the commmercial class". is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander" is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū The government seize 50 pairs of gold screens, 360 carpets, several mansions, 48 granaries and warehouses scattered around the country and hundreds of thoudands of gold pieces.

Births

• January 14 - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French governor of the Mascarene Islands (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Genroku and before Shōtoku. This period spanned the years from 1704 through 1711. The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Jean Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier ( January 14, 1705 - 1786 was a French Sailor, Explorer, and governor of the Mascarene 1786)
• January 24 - Farinelli, Italian castrato (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Farinelli ( January 24, 1705 &ndash September 16, 1782) was the Stage name of Carlo Maria Broschi, one of the most famous 1782)
• February 15 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Carle or Charles-André van Loo ( 15 February 1705 – 15 July 1765) was a French subject painter, and a 1765)
• February 21 - Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, British naval officer (d. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Edward Hawke 1st Baron Hawke, KB ( February 21 1705 &ndash October 16 1781) was a naval officer of the Royal Navy 1781)
• February 22 - Peter Artedi, Swedish naturalist (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Peter Artedi or Petrus Arctaedius ( February 22, 1705 &ndash September 27, 1735) was a Swedish naturalist and 1735)
• March 2 - William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician (d. Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good William Murray 1st Earl of Mansfield PC ( 2 March 1705 &ndash 20 March 1793) was a British Judge and Politician 1793)
• April 11 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. William Cookworthy ( 12 April, 1705 &ndash 17 October, 1780) was an English Quaker Minister, a successful Pharmacist 1780)
• July 23 - Francis Blomefield, English topographer (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Francis Blomefield ( July 23, 1705 - January 16, 1752) was an English topographical historian of the county of Norfolk. 1752)
• August 30 - David Hartley, English philosopher (d. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and David Hartley (June 21 1705&ndashAugust 28 1757 was an English philosopher and founder of the Associationist school of Psychology 1757)
• September - Dick Turpin, English highwayman (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For other meanings see Dick Turpin (disambiguation. Richard (Dick Turpin ( September 21, 1705 in Hempstead 1739)
• September 24 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Count Leopold Joseph von Daun (or Dhaun) ( September 24, 1705 &ndash February 5, 1766) later Prince of Thiano, 1766)
• September 28 - Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English statesman (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Henry Fox 1st Baron Holland, PC ( 28 September 1705 &ndash 1 July 1774 in Holland House) was an English 1774)
• October 23 - Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Maximilian Ulysses Reichsgraf von Browne Baron de Camus and Mountany ( 23 October 1705 &ndash 26 June 1757) was an Austrian military 1757)
• October 31 - Pope Clement XIV (d. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Pope Clement XIV ( 31 October 1705 &ndash 22 September 1774) born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was Pope from 1774)
• November 23 - Thomas Birch, British historian (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Thomas Birch ( November 23, 1705 – January 9, 1766) English Historian, son of Joseph Birch a coffee-mill maker was 1766)

See also Category: 1705 births. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

Deaths

• January 12 - Luca Giordano, Italian artist (b. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Luca Giordano ( October 18, 1634 &ndash January 12, 1705) was an eclectic peripatetic and influential Italian late Baroque 1634)
• January 17 - John Ray, English naturalist (b. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca John Ray ( November 29, 1627 &ndash January 17, 1705) was an English naturalist, sometimes referred to as the 1627)
• February 5 - Philipp Jakob Spener, German theologian (b. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Philipp Jakob Spener ( January 13, 1635 &ndash February 5, 1705) was a German Christian theologian known as the "Father 1653)
• May 5 - Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Early life He was a younger brother of Ferdinand IV of Hungary and Mariana of Austria. 1640)
• July 12 (or 13) - Titus Oates, English conspirator (b. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Titus Oates ( September 15, 1649 &ndash July 12/13 1705 was a 17th-century perjurer who fabricated the " Popish Plot " a supposed 1648)
• August 16 - Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (b. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting For other family members named Jacob see Bernoulli family. Jacob Bernoulli (also known as James or Jacques) ( Basel 1654)
• October 11 - Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (b. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed 1663)
• November 30 - Catherine of Braganza, queen of Charles II of England (b. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Catherine Henrietta of Braganza (25 November 1638 &ndash 31 December 1705 was a Portuguese Infanta and the Queen consort of Charles II of Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. 1638)

See also Category: 1705 deaths.