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18th Century Timeline
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1. George III became King of Britain.
1795
1760
1732
1730
2. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War
1790
1747
1748
1701
3. Napoleon's invasion and partition of the Republic of Venice ended over 1000 years of independence for the Serene Republic.
1756
1792
1793
1797
4. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1715
1745
1744
1700-1721
5. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1739
1718
1789
1702
6. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1730
1778
1773
1759
7. Quasi-War between the United States and France.
1769
1798
1775
1739
8. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1707
1701
1754
1720
9. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1742
1794
1741
1775
10. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1758
1733
1763
1732
11. TheFirst Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia
1744
1723
1701
1769
12. The Lisbon earthquake
1722
1755
1771
1767
13. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1719
1794
1729
1723
14. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish
1772
1768
1738
1799
15. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.
1741
1795
1799
1735
16. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1724
1772
1710
1796
17. George Washington elected President of the United States. Served until 1797.
1775
1778
1721
1789
18. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1709
1789
1793
1721
19. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1755
1757
1772
1744
20. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1756
1769
1770
1701
21. The Great Plague of Marseille
1769
1720
1700-1721
1722
22. First Anglo-Maratha War
1717
1775
1760
1794
23. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1788
1722
1789
1741
24. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1741
1735
1778
1722
25. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1705
1775
1724
1772
26. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact
1739
1748
1738
1790
27. Crimean Tatar raids into Russia.
1732
1760
1778
1796
28. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1795
1720
1796
1773
29. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession
1713
1765
1724
1706
30. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1710-1711
1747
1776
1705
31. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1796
1761
1710-1711
1701
32. The Lisbon earthquake
1755
1778
1785
1718
33. The Daily Courant and The Norwich Post becomes the first daily newspapers in England.
1772
1715
1701
1772
34. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1785
1796
1709
1707
35. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans
1720
1799
1785
1700-1721
36. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1713-1714
1708
1709
1735
37. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1742
1796
1787
1780
38. First French Quaker community established in Cong
1775
1711-1715
1788
1704
39. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto
1720
1758
1738
1793
40. The R
1755
1799
1703
1709
41. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1795
1742
1783
1787
42. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
1796
1702
1707
1730
43. Revolt in the Vend
1715
1793
1772
1760
44. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1773
1762
1715
1771
45. Anglo-Mysore Wars
1766
1723
1736
1709
46. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1720
1794
1796
1770
47. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1758
1701
1721
1739
48. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1750
1754
1772
1739
49. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1701
1788
1793
1735
50. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.
1711-1715
1788
1787
1715