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18th Century Timeline

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1. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






2. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.






3. The Lisbon earthquake






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






5. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing






6. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.






7. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement






8. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain






9. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.






10. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War






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






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






13. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






14. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






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






16. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.






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






18. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






19. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






20. George III became King of Britain.






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






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






23. The Great French War started as the French Revolutionary Wars which lead into the Napoleonic Wars.






24. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.






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






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






27. The Great Upheaval - forced population transfer of the French Acadian population from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick






28. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






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






30. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






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






32. The Haitian Revolution






33. Russo-Turkish War.






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






35. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.






36. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.






37. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






38. First Anglo-Maratha War






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






40. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina






41. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu






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






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






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






45. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






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






47. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






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






49. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia






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







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