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18th Century Timeline

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1. Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England






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






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






4. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






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






6. Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia.






7. First French Quaker community established in Cong






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






9. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.






10. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






11. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






12. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






13. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.






14. Peak of the Little Ice Age






15. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






16. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






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






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






19. George III became King of Britain.






20. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans






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






22. Kangxi Emperor of China dies






23. The Fulani nomads took complete control of Fuuta Jallon and set up the first of many Fulani jihad states to come






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






25. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.






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






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






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






29. Russo-Turkish War.






30. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






31. Mohammad Khan Qajar razes Tbilisi to the ground.






32. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






33. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population






34. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.






35. Tipu Sultan was killed in a battle with the British forces.






36. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast






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






38. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






39. War of the Polish Succession.






40. Napoleon staged a coup d'






41. The Irish Rebellion failed to overthrow British rule in Ireland.






42. First French Quaker community established in Cong






43. Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire






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






45. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.






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47. The Haitian Revolution






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






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