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18th Century Timeline

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1. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






2. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






3. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.






4. War of the Spanish Succession - The French defeat a combined Dutch-Austrian force at the Battle of Denain






5. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






6. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.






7. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing






8. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church






9. Ottoman Empire fights Russia in the Russo-Turkish War






10. First Anglo-Maratha War






11. Peak of the Little Ice Age






12. NorthwestIndian War between the United States and Native Americans






13. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






14. Russo-Turkish War.






15. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia






16. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.






17. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






18. End of Japan's Genroku period.






19. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland






20. War of the Austrian Succession






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






22. Pinckney's Treaty between the United States and Spain granted the Mississippi Territory to the US.






23. War of the Spanish Succession - French troops defeated at the Battles of Ramilies and Turin.






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






25. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






27. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs






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






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






30. Inconfid






31. Famine kills one-third of East Prussia's population.






32. Pope Benedict XIV issues Immensa Pastorum principis against slavery






33. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.






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






35. Polish revolt






36. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.






37. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective






38. War of the Austrian Succession






39. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan






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






41. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






42. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.






43. British colonel James Wolfe issues the Wolfe's Manifesto






44. George III became King of Britain.






45. The enormous Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng of over 100 million written Chinese characters in over 800000 pages is printed in 60 different copies using copper-based Chinese movable type printing






46. Jay's Treaty concluded between Great Britain and the United States - by which the Western outposts in the Great Lakes are returned to the U.S. - and commerce between the two countries is regulated.






47. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.






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






49. Hotaki dynasty founded in Afghanistan.






50. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.