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18th Century Timeline
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1. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1795
1744
1748
1707
2. The Great Plague of Marseille
1775
1715
1720
1759
3. The Haitian Revolution
1769
1742
1798
1791
4. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1768
1773
1756
1754
5. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1799
1740
1789
1760
6. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1740
1738
1719
1739
7. American Revolutionary War
1748
1775
1793
1701
8. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.
1793
1763
1795
1709
9. Blackbeard (Edward Teach) is killed by Robert Maynard in a North Carolina inlet on the inner side of Ocracoke Island
1771
1718
1795
1765
10. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1776
1701
1783
1713
11. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1771
1735
1762
1722
12. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1756
1733
1729
1742
13. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.
1798
1722
1779
1742
14. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England
1770
1729
1760
1709
15. Establishment of the Sikh Confederacy along the present-dayIndia-Pakistan border.
1729
1716
1709
1706
16. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I
1755
1791
1722
1701
17. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1730
1794
1707
1730
18. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1735
1729
1770
1778
19. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1755
1796
1792
1701
20. Nader Shah defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal and sacked Delhi.
1717
1716
1739
1732
21. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1789
1759
1760
1718
22. The Haitian Revolution
1783
1747
1791
1701
23. Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement
1793
1722
1787
1713-1714
24. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain
1788
1768
1712
1796
25. Russo-Turkish War
1787
1796
1721
1740
26. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1796
1772
1721
1721
27. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1736
1721
1790
1769
28. Richard Arkwright and his partners build the world's first water-powered mill at Cromford.
1762
1713
1700-1721
1771
29. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1709
1710
1710-1711
1735
30. The 'Great Disaster'
1755
1715
1794
1723
31. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.
1721
1796
1783
1702
32. T
1709
1783
1722
1778
33. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1740
1762
1719
1732
34. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1781
1721
1715
1704
35. Revolt in the Vend
1769
1710-1711
1793
1736
36. The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as 5000 people in Philadelphia
1736
1793
1713
1716
37. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1721
1707
1716
1794
38. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1796
1790
1724
1779
39. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1742
1794
1744
1760
40. 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.
1799
1748
1708
1740
41. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1716
1795
1748
1702
42. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1794
1701
1714
1783
43. End of Japan's Genroku period.
1704
1799
1792
1707
44. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine
1791
1715
1740
1766
45. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1701
1793
1770
1788
46. First French Quaker community established in Cong
1780
1788
1775
1792
47. War of the Spanish Succession was a conflict which involved most of Europe.
1701
1723
1750
1722
48. T
1778
1780
1736
1748
49. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1754
1701
1707
1783
50. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1798
1713-1714
1758
1722