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18th Century Timeline

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1. End of Japan's Genroku period.






2. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.






3. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.






4. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






5. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






6. Upper Canada bans slavery.






7. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.






8. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.






9. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






10. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






11. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn






12. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).






13. Inconfid






14. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.






15. Cotton mills were first opened in England






16. Revolt in the Vend






17. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






18. Napoleon staged a coup d'






19. Russo-Persian War






20. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






21. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






22. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






23. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






24. Camisard Rebellion in France.






25. Mahmud I takes over Ottoman Empire after the Patrona Halil revolt - ending the Tulip period.






26. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.






27. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






28. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






29. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine






30. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






31. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






32. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






33. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






34. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.






35. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






36. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.






37. Peak of the Little Ice Age






38. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






39. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.






40. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic






41. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






42. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.






43. The South Sea Bubble






44. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans






45. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War






46. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






47. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






48. The 'Great Disaster'






49. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






50. Russo-Turkish War