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18th Century Timeline
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1. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1754
1741
1733
1771
2. The French Revolution
1791
1787
1770
1789
3. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1703
1756
1787
1794
4. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1756
1775
1765
1794
5. First French Quaker community established in Cong
1788
1712
1701
1779
6. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1707
1732
1765
1720
7. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1795
1769
1793
1776
8. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1783
1763
1712
1750
9. Camisard Rebellion in France.
1722
1701
1702
1733
10. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1785
1757
1767
1787
11. Russo-Turkish War.
1783
1797
1735
1788
12. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.
1773
1795
1707
1789
13. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1772
1711-1715
1722
1775
14. American Revolutionary War
1707
1775
1707
1796
15. Polish revolt
1794
1787
1709
1722
16. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.
1724
1702
1741
1795
17. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1702
1727
1758
1742
18. George III became King of Britain.
1768
1729
1721
1760
19. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War
1705
1796
1744
1710-1711
20. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1722
1707
1772
1754
21. Great Northern War between Tsarist Russia and the Swedish Empire
1796
1700-1721
1765
1736
22. United States of Belgium proclaimed following the Brabant Revolution.
1769
1754
1797
1790
23. Tarabai establishes rival Maratha Empire government in Kolhapur against Chattrapati Shahu
1713-1714
1770
1787
1732
24. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1754
1709
1772
1713
25. James Cook explores and maps New Zealand and Australia
1788
1783
1769
1799
26. French commander Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and British commander James Wolfe die during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.
1715
1722
1759
1789
27. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1747
1791
1796
1799
28. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains
1732
1720
1770
1711-1715
29. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery
1793
1783
1741
1794
30. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1781
1788
1767
1738
31. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War
1781
1793
1772
1794
32. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1724
1705
1723
1768
33. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)
1730
1720
1722
1781
34. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1776
1795
1742
1740
35. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1715
1756
1702
1715
36. The 'Great Disaster'
1741
1701
1716
1723
37. The largest yellow fever epidemic in American history killed as many as 5000 people in Philadelphia
1772
1730
1704
1793
38. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.
1736
1787
1775
1760
39. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1797
1760
1795
1796
40. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
1772
1791
1707
1722
41. The Constitutional Act (Or Canada Act) creates the two provinces of Upper and Lower Canada in British North America.
1789
1791
1738
1744
42. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.
1723
1796
1740
1772
43. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.
1768
1703
1797
1720
44. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree
1750
1721
1772
1776
45. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)
1796
1748
1781
1727
46. The Lisbon earthquake
1736
1739
1755
1794
47. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1712
1738
1765
1739
48. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1709
1775
1776
1789
49. Nader Shah assumed title of Shah of Persia and founded the Afsharid dynasty. Ruled until his death in 1747.
1736
1771
1793
1792
50. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1719
1793
1722
1750