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18th Century Timeline
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1. Spanish missionaries established the first of 21 missions in California.
1781
1769
1795
1755
2. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1790
1740
1708
1722
3. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1710-1711
1721
1709
1792
4. Russo-Turkish War
1765
1768
1726
1781
5. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1781
1738
1748
1769
6. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1701
1725
1700-1721
1798
7. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina
1711-1715
1742
1772
1707
8. Revolt in the Vend
1748
1738
1710
1793
9. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1788
1772
1722
1738
10. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1791
1798
1789
1744
11. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1775
1763
1776
1791
12. The French Revolution
1789
1710-1711
1792
1712
13. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1707
1739
1796
1720
14. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1718
1717
1714
1713-1714
15. The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the EastIndies and English Company Trading to the EastIndies merged to form the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the EastIndies.
1760
1708
1735
1720
16. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.
1722
1730
1701
1769
17. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1795
1779
1718
1772
18. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1789
1701
1750
1722
19. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1763
1796
1748
1710-1711
20. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.
1740
1769
1796
1707
21. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1707
1713
1741
1799
22. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1707
1775
1705
1741
23. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
1720
1755
1701
1783
24. American Revolutionary War
1775
1704
1772
1721
25. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.
1794
1741
1705
1710-1711
26. Polish revolt
1772
1794
1787
1795
27. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1738
1756
1740
1760
28. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1795
1790
1701
1796
29. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1710-1711
1708
1721
1709
30. The Partitions of Poland ended the Polish
1738
1769
1772
1799
31. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1735
1761
1715
1763
32. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1796
1738
1707
1739
33. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.
1742
1758
1783
1795
34. Inconfid
1776
1789
1788
1709
35. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1736
1755
1736
1701
36. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1722
1750
1787
1715
37. Afghans conquered Iran - overthrowing the Safavid Shah Sultan Husayn
1796
1796
1747
1722
38. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.
1763
1792
1796
1787
39. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1791
1740
1721
1709
40. The Haitian Revolution
1705
1791
1701
1769
41. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1760
1763
1795
1798
42. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1709
1772
1718
1792
43. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1700-1721
1700-1721
1795
1701
44. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1714
1791
1795
1796
45. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1705
1738
1740
1701
46. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.
1783
1708
1740
1798
47. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1787
1747
1792
1729
48. The 'Great Disaster'
1793
1792
1723
1739
49. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1710
1754
1730
1779
50. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population
1740
1750
1790
1748