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18th Century Timeline
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1. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1789
1738
1762
1735
2. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1735
1793
1798
1721
3. End of Japan's Genroku period.
1781
1704
1724
1773
4. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1736
1702
1768
1718
5. Great Britain and Spain fight the War of Jenkins' Ear in the Caribbean.
1795
1741
1730
1739
6. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1785
1748
1767
1736
7. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1700-1721
1791
1760
1702
8. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1700-1721
1701
1773
1772
9. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1796
1776
1770
1738
10. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1710-1711
1773
1791
1785
11. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree
1755
1783
1718
1721
12. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.
1791
1732
1748
1756
13. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1729
1771
1795
1735
14. Russo-Turkish War
1783
1787
1732
1735
15. First French Quaker community established in Cong
1788
1716
1708
1701
16. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.
1724
1721
1756
1768
17. War of the Austrian Succession
1788
1740
1762
1735
18. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands
1787
1750
1772
1741
19. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1703
1762
1795
1723
20. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1796
1758
1744
1768
21. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.
1745
1769
1771
1713
22. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1794
1738
1707
1772
23. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.
1770
1740
1787
1724
24. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1701
1710
1772
1702
25. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1759
1795
1788
1799
26. American Revolutionary War
1722
1775
1715
1716
27. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1707
1744
1722
1756
28. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1773
1736
1783
1772
29. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1787
1787
1757
1760
30. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1788
1707
1783
1795
31. The Second Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1750
1799
1701
1748
32. First European settlement established in Australia at Sydney.
1747
1785
1706
1788
33. Treaty of Nystad signed - ending the Great Northern War.
1721
1707
1714
1772
34. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1729
1789
1775
1702
35. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1720
1724
1783
1742
36. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1745
1741
1758
1738
37. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1741
1711-1715
1723
1793
38. Polish revolt
1792
1789
1741
1794
39. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1707
1741
1789
1799
40. The Great Plague of Marseille
1744
1740
1720
1721
41. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.
1702
1799
1713
1791
42. The South Sea Bubble
1720
1791
1747
1707
43. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1745
1798
1760
1772
44. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1744
1741
1789
1799
45. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1783
1736
1771
1789
46. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1768
1709
1771
1707
47. George III became King of Britain.
1798
1794
1732
1760
48. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1722
1794
1796
1744
49. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1736
1781
1785
1787
50. Russo-Persian War
1722
1730
1796
1798
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