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18th Century Timeline
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1. John Harrison H4 and Larcum Kendall K1 Marine chronometers are used to measure longitude by James Cook on his Second voyage (1772
1770
1775
1778
1787
2. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1770
1796
1781
1760
3. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1768
1788
1783
1721
4. Napoleon staged a coup d'
1799
1794
1794
1710-1711
5. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1769
1792
1742
1707
6. Xhosa Wars between British and Boer settlers and the Xhosas in South African Republic
1787
1779
1736
1717
7. Polish revolt
1796
1794
1799
1701
8. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.
1776
1722
1772
1770
9. New Hampshire ratifies the United States Constitution as the 9th state - and by the terms of Article VII it is in effect.
1791
1788
1713
1780
10. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.
1755
1710-1711
1705
1791
11. 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.
1781
1785
1783
1757
12. Upper Canada bans slavery.
1778
1795
1796
1793
13. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1723
1715
1711-1715
1707
14. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt
1776
1767
1799
1789
15. Zand dynasty founded in Iran
1760
1738
1769
1769
16. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.
1790
1787
1722
1792
17. King Gustav III of Sweden was assassinated by a conspiracy of noblemen.
1789
1704
1709
1792
18. Frederick the Great comes to power in Prussia
1721
1748
1732
1740
19. Ashanti Empire is formed under Osei Kofi Tutu I
1789
1721
1724
1701
20. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1770
1741
1701
1773
21. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1718-1730
1788
1707
1715
22. Revolt in the Vend
1788
1725
1793
1718-1730
23. Great Britain and Spain dispute the Nootka Sound during the Nootka Crisis.
1702
1789
1769
1732
24. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T
1788
1780
1796
1707
25. Reformer Johann Friedrich Struensee executed in Denmark.
1772
1745
1713
1706
26. TheFirst Saudi State is founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud
1744
1763
1799
1754
27. French attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails
1791
1796
1744
1748
28. Stamp Act introduced into the American colonies by the UK Parliament.
1733
1765
1708
1707
29. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.
1792
1788
1704
1736
30. Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'
1732
1772
1722
1748
31. Ahmed Shah Durrani founded the Durrani Empire in modern day Afghanistan
1747
1799
1799
1787
32. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1757
1791
1758
1741
33. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi
1763
1766
1750
1722
34. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.
1799
1795
1706
1785
35. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1720
1760
1795
1775
36. Russo-Turkish War
1760
1704
1768
1707
37. City of New Orleans founded by the French in North America
1793
1770
1718
1772
38. The South Sea Bubble
1787
1720
1730
1792
39. Charles XII of Sweden flees to Ottoman Empire after Peter I of Russia defeats his army at the Battle of Poltava.
1790
1718
1709
1795
40. First Great Awakening takes place in Great Britain and North America.
1769
1730
1780
1798
41. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1794
1710
1796
1703
42. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1773
1763
1756
1719
43. United States Constitution was written in Philadelphia and submitted to the states for ratification.
1787
1789
1729
1724
44. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.
1788
1798
1781
1761
45. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1781
1722
1756
1701
46. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1738
1796
1707
1771
47. Russo-Turkish War
1755
1739
1702
1768
48. The Third Carnatic War fought between the British - the French - the Marathas - and Mysore inIndia.
1756
1732
1788
1792
49. Inconfid
1790
1702
1788
1717
50. Serfdom abolished in the Austrian monarchy (first step; second step in 1848)
1772
1781
1769
1759