Year 1710 (MDCCX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday [1] 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 Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century 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 Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations Excavations Formal excavations continue at Pompeii. The year 1710 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births March 8 - Gaetano Majorano, Italian The year 1710 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events The Examiner, a literary periodical first issued Works published William Congreve, collected works The year 1710 in music involved some significant events Events Classical music Louis-Nicolas Clérambault The year 1710 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1709 in Canada, other events of 1710, 1711 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - Anne of Great Britain Events January - Food shortages in major cities due to the 1709 state leaders - Events of 1710 - 1711 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - António de Saldanha de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola ( 1709 - 1713) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) 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 1710 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Saturday, 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 Saturday ( Dominical letter B)
Events of 1710
January - June
- April 10 - The world's first copyright legislation became effective, Britain's Statute of Anne. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for Legislation (or " Statutory law " is law which has been promulgated (or " Enacted quot by a Legislature or other Governing 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 The Statute of Anne ( Short title Copyright Act 1709 8 Anne c
- February 28 - In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau was decisively defeated by an equally large Swedish army under Magnus Stenbock. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule A first Battle of Helsingborg was fought 1362 The Battle of Helsingborg ( February 28 1710) was Denmark's failed Count Magnus Gustafsson Stenbock ( Stockholm, August 12 1664 - Copenhagen, February 23 1717) was a Swedish military
- June - Swiss and Palatine German Protestants under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Christoph von Graffenried (1661-1743 led a group of Swiss and Palatine Germans to North Carolina in 1710 and later authored Relation of My American Project, an account The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Berne, Switzerland. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal
- 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. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable The Tuscarora ("hemp gatherers" are an American Indian tribe with members in New York, Canada, and North Carolina. The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as Pennsylvania Colony, was a North American colony granted to William Penn on March 4, 1681
Undated
- Estimation: Beijing becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Istanbul. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey [1]
- St. Francis Abbey Brewery, Kilkenny, Ireland was founded by John Smithwick, the home of Smithwick's ale. Kilkenny, ( is a city and county town of County Kilkenny in Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Smithwick's (pronounced /smɪθɪks/, 'smith-icks' is an Irish red ale style beer from Kilkenny in Ireland.
Ongoing events
Births
- January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (died 1796)
- January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (died 1736)
- February 15 - King Louis XV of France (died 1774)
- April 15 - William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (died 1790)
- April 17 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (died 1767)
- April 25 - James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (died 1776)
- April 26 - Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (died 1796)
- April 30 - Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (died 1795)
- May 14 - King Adolf Frederick of Sweden (died 1771)
- May 16 - William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician (died 1782)
- June 10 - James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (died 1768)
- July 21 - Paul Möhring, German physician and scientist (died 1792)
- August 20 - Thomas Simpson, British mathematician (died 1761)
- September 3 - Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (died 1784)
- September 30 - John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British statesman (d. The Great Northern War (1700-21 was fought between Russia and Sweden for supremacy in the Baltic Sea. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting 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 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 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 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Richard Gridley ( January 3, 1710 &ndash June 21, 1796) was born in Boston Massachusetts. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (January 4 1710 &ndash 16 or March 17 1736 was an Italian Composer, Violinist and organist. Year 1736 ( MDCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English William Cullen ( 15 April 1710 – 5 February 1790) was a Scottish doctor and Chemist. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Henry David Erskine 10th Earl of Buchan ( 17 April 1710 &ndash 1 December 1767) was the son of David Erskine 9th Earl of Buchan. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Thomas Reid ( April 26, 1710 – October 7, 1796) Scottish Philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Johann Kaspar (Jean-Gaspard Reichsgraf Basselet von La Rosée ( April 30, 1710, Arlon, Province of Luxembourg, Belgium - April Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Adolf Frederick (Adolf Fredrik ( 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771) was King of Sweden from 1751 until his death Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. William Talbot 1st Earl Talbot ( 16 May 1710 &ndash 27 April 1782) known as the Lord Talbot from 1737 to 1761 was an British Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem A man of few words James Short born March eighteenth in the year of our lord 1985 is a fine and distiguished gentleman rocknroller Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Paul Heinrich Gerhard Möhring AKA Paul Mohr ( July 21, 1710 - October 28, 1792) was a German Physician, Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Thomas Simpson ( August 20, 1710 &ndash May 14, 1761) was a British Mathematician, Inventor and Eponym Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Abraham Trembley ( 3 September 1710 &ndash 12 May 1784) was a Swiss naturalist. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the John Russell 4th Duke of Bedford KG, PC, FRS ( 30 September 1710 &ndash 5 January 1771) was an 18th century 1771)
- October 12 - Jonathan Trumbull, Governor of the Colony and the state of Connecticut (died 1785)
- October 16 - Andreas Hadik, Austro-Hungarian general (died 1790)
- October 24 - Alban Butler, English Catholic priest and writer (died 1773)
- November 8 - Sarah Fielding, English writer (died 1768)
- November 10 - Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman (died 1792)
- November 13 - Charles Simon Favart, French dramatist (died 1792)
- November 22 - Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German composer (died 1784)
- November 27 - Robert Lowth, English bishop and grammarian (died 1787)
- December 2 - Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (died 1783)
- See also Category: 1710 births. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Jonathan Trumbull Sr ( 12 October 1710 17 August 1785) (Originally spelled Jonathan Trumble was changed for an unknown reason was Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western András Hadik de Futak (Andreas Reichsgraf Hadik von Futak Futaki Hadik András gróf maršal Andrej Hadík October 16, 1710 &ndash March 12, Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Alban Butler ( October 13, 1709 - St-Omer, France May 15, 1773) English Roman Catholic Priest Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Sarah Fielding ( November 8, 1710 &ndash April 9 1768) was a British author and sister of the novelist Henry Fielding Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Count Adam Gottlob Moltke ( November 10, 1710 &ndash September 25, 1792) Danish Courtier, Statesman and Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Charles Simon Favart ( November 13, 1710 &ndash May 12, 1792) was a French Dramatist. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Wilhelm Friedemann Bach ( November 22, 1710 &ndash July 1, 1784) second child and eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Robert Lowth FRS ( 27 November, 1710 &ndash 3 November, 1787) was a Bishop of the Church of England, a professor of Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi, called Carlin ( December 2, 1710 in Turin – September 6, 1783) was an Italian Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or
Deaths
- January 16 - Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (born 1675)
- January 21 - Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (born 1638)
- February 16 - Esprit Fléchier, French writer and Bishop of Nîmes (born 1632)
- February 25 - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French explorer (born c. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Johann Georg Gichtel ( March 14, 1638 - January 21, 1710) German mystic, was born at Regensburg, where his father Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Esprit Fléchier ( June 10, 1632 - February 16, 1710) was a French preacher and Author, Bishop of Nîmes from Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut ( c 1639 &ndash 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known 1639)
- March 4 - Louis III, Prince of Condé (born 1668)
- April 28 - Thomas Betterton, English actor (born c. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Louis of Bourbon-Condé (Louis III Prince of Condé ( November 10 1668 &ndash March 4 1710) was Prince of Condé (pronounced kôNdā' Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Thomas Patrick Betterton (ca 1635 &ndash 28 April 1710) English Actor, son of an under-cook to King Charles I, was born in 1635)
- May 13 - Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Römhild (b. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Heinrich Duke of Saxe-Römhild ( 19 November 1650 - 13 May 1710) was a duke of Saxe-Römhild. 1650)
- June 1 - David Mitchell, British admiral (born 1642)
- June 4 - James Stuart, 1st Earl of Bute
- June 7 - Louise de La Vallière, mistress of King Louis XIV of France (b. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Sir David Mitchell (c 1642 – 1 June 1710) was a Scottish admiral Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. James Stuart 1st Earl of Bute (before 1666 &ndash June 4 1710) was the son of Sir Dugald Stuart 2nd Baronet and Elizabeth Ruthven Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Louise Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc de La Vallière ( August 6 1644 &ndash June 7 1710) was the mistress to Louis XIV of France 1644)
- September 19 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (born 1644)
- See also Category: 1710 deaths. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Ole Christensen Rømer (o(ːlə ˈʁœːˀmɐ in Danish 25 September 1644, Århus – 19 September 1710, Copenhagen)
Notes
- ^ "Calendar in year 1710 (Russia)" (full Julian calendar), webpage: Julian-1710 (Russia used the Julian calendar until 1919). Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
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