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18th Century Timeline

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1. British ejected Dutch from Ceylon.






2. Treaty of Utrecht end the War of the Spanish Succession






3. The assassination of the 14th Tu'i Kanokupolu - Tuku?aho - plunges Tonga into half a century of civil war.






4. Zand dynasty founded in Iran






5. Spanish settlers founded Los Angeles.






6. Kangxi Emperor bans Christian missionaries because of Pope Clement XI's decree






7. Anglo-Mysore Wars






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






9. First French Quaker community established in Cong






10. Spanish military embarks on the Villasur expedition from Mexico and travel into the Great Plains






11. Kingdom of Mysore conquers the Kingdom of Keladi






12. The Plague Riot in Moscow.






13. Anglo-Spanish War






14. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.






15. Treaty of Constantinople is signed - partitioning Persia between the Ottoman Empire and Russia.






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






17. Kansei Reforms instituted in Japan by Matsudaira Sadanobu.






18. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.






19. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






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






21. First Jacobite rebellion breaks out - British halt Jacobite advance at the Battle of Sheriffmuir; Battle of Preston






22. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.






23. Famine in Ireland killed ten per cent of the population






24. Illuminati founded by Adam Weishaupt






25. Famine in Iceland caused by the eruption of the Laki volcano.






26. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.






27. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.






28. Inconfid






29. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.






30. Gurkhas conquered Nepal.






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






32. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.






33. Handel's first opera - Almira - premieres.






34. The French Revolution






35. Maratha Empire fights Britain and Raghunathrao's forces during theFirst Anglo-Maratha War






36. Pope Clement XI declares Catholicism and Confucianism incompatible






37. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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






39. Outbreak of indigenous rebellion led by T






40. Cotton mills were first opened in England






41. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.






42. James Cook claims the East Coast of Australia (New South Wales) for Great Britain.






43. Spanish attempt to restart the Jacobite rebellion fails






44. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.






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. Mungo Park - backed by the African Association - is the first European to set eyes on the Niger River in Africa.






47. The 'Great Disaster'






48. Russians began settling the Aleutian Islands






49. Qing Dynasty Chinese court painters recreate Zhang Zeduan's classic panoramic painting - Along the River During Qingming Festival.






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