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18th Century Timeline

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1. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






2. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






3. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






4. Napoleon staged a coup d'






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






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






7. Polish revolt






8. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






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






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






11. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






12. Upper Canada bans slavery.






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






14. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






15. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






16. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






17. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.






18. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






19. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I






20. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






21. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






22. Revolt in the Vend






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






24. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






25. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.






26. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






27. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






28. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






29. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






30. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






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






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






33. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






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






35. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.






36. Russo-Turkish War






37. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






38. The South Sea Bubble






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






40. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






41. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective






42. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.






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






44. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






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






46. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.






47. Russo-Turkish War






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






49. Inconfid






50. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)