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18th Century Timeline

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






2. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance






3. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.






4. 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






5. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain






6. Establishment of the Polish-Prussian Pact






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






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






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






10. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






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






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






13. The Bengal famine of 1770 killed one third of the Bengal population.






14. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.






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






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






17. The White Lotus Rebellion against the Manchu Dynasty in China.






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






19. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America






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






21. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772






22. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






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






24. Partitions of Poland marks the end of the Polish






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






26. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud






27. Russo-Turkish War






28. Treaty of Aix-La-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession andFirst Carnatic War






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






30. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






31. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.






32. The Haitian Revolution






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






34. The French Revolution






35. Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick I






36. First French Quaker community established in Cong






37. Camisard Rebellion in France.






38. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






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






41. Quasi-War between the United States and France.






42. Imam Sheikh Mansur - a Chechen warrior and Muslim mystic - led a coalition of Muslim Caucasian tribes from throughout the Caucasus in a holy war against the Russian invaders.






43. Anglo-Mysore Wars






44. 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






45. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'






46. First French Quaker community established in Cong






47. British attempt to capture St. Augustine - Florida but lose to the Spanish during the Siege of St. Augustine






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






49. The Marseillaise officially adopted as the French national anthem.






50. The Great Plague of Marseille