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18th Century Timeline

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1. George III became King of Britain.






2. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






3. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.






4. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire






5. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






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






7. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






8. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.






9. Cotton mills were first opened in England






10. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






11. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia






12. The Lisbon earthquake






13. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






14. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






15. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.






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






17. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.






18. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






19. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.






20. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






21. The Great Plague of Marseille






22. First Anglo-Maratha War






23. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






24. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






25. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






26. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






27. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.






28. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






29. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession






30. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan






31. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






32. The Lisbon earthquake






33. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.






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






35. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






36. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.






37. Cotton mills were first opened in England






38. First French Quaker community established in Cong






39. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






40. The R






41. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






42. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.






43. Revolt in the Vend






44. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






45. Anglo-Mysore Wars






46. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






47. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






48. Peak of the Little Ice Age






49. Upper Canada bans slavery.






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