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18th Century Timeline
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1. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1744
1738
1769
1798
2. Forty-seven Ronin attack Kira Yoshinaka and then commit seppuku in Japan.
1736
1702
1740
1781
3. Burmese conquered the Ayutthaya kingdom.
1705
1768
1767
1738
4. The Treaty of Paris formally ends the American War ofIndependence.
1793
1715
1783
1795
5. Slavery abolished in Russia. Peter the Great converted the household slaves into house serfs
1794
1723
1769
1796
6. Accession of George I - Elector of Hanover - to the throne of Great Britain
1787
1738
1714
1732
7. The Netherlands - Britain and France sign the Triple Alliance
1770
1717
1706
1791
8. Kamehameha I of the Island of Hawaii defeats the Oahuans at the Battle of Nu'uanu.
1720
1715
1795
1705
9. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast
1720
1793
1722
1713
10. Famine across the Sahel - half the population of Timbuktu died.
1778
1783
1750
1738
11. The Lisbon earthquake
1787
1755
1754
1792
12. James Cook becomes first European on the Hawaiian Islands.
1776
1736
1778
1709
13. George Vancouver explores the world during the Vancouver Expedition.
1789
1785
1791
1755
14. Pugachev's Rebellion was the largest peasant revolt in Russia's history.
1789
1708
1744
1773
15. New York Stock & Exchange Board founded.
1741
1798
1792
1765
16. Act of Union passed merging the Scottish and the English Parliaments - thus establishing the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1772
1738
1760
1707
17. Bartholomew Roberts is killed in a sea battle off the African coast
1722
1788
1796
1768
18. The Qianlong Emperor of China oversaw a huge expansion in territory.
1788
1715
1785
1735
19. Tuscarora War between British - Dutch - and German settlers and the Tuscarora people of North Carolina
1711-1715
1740
1721
1738
20. Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox vaccination. Smallpox killed an estimated 400000 Europeans each year during the 18th century (including five reigning monarchs).
1792
1796
1735
1739
21. Seven Years' War fought among European powers in various theaters around the world.
1755
1788
1756
1707
22. Battle of Plassey signaled the beginning of formal British rule inIndia after years of commercial activity under the auspices of the EastIndia Company.
1769
1727
1772
1757
23. Pope Clement XII issues the Eminenti Apostolatus Specula prohibiting Catholics from becoming Freemasons.
1788
1776
1720
1738
24. United States Declaration ofIndependence adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
1799
1703
1772
1776
25. Russian Empire annexed the Crimean Khanate.
1795
1783
1767
1799
26. Second Jacobite Rebellion began by Charles Edward Stuart in Scotland
1789
1773
1747
1745
27. War of 27 years between the Marathas and Mughals ends inIndia.
1742
1775
1756
1707
28. Peter I reforms the Russian Orthodox Church
1721
1799
1701
1776
29. Qajar dynasty founded in Iran after replacing the Zand dynasty.
1725
1763
1794
1797
30. EastIndia Company starts operations in Bengal to smuggle Opium into China.
1715
1773
1720
1795
31. Dutch EastIndia Company is dissolved.
1792
1799
1783
1772
32. The South Sea Bubble
1736
1787
1756
1720
33. Russo-Turkish War.
1796
1705
1793
1735
34. Battle of Montenotte. Engagement in the War of theFirst Coalition. Napoleon Bonaparte's first victory as an army commander.
1796
1720
1740
1780
35. The world's first copyright legislation - Britain's Statute of Anne - becomes effective
1794
1744
1710
1717
36. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1717
1785
1772
1722
37. Peak of the Little Ice Age
1727
1795
1783
1750
38. Treaty of Pondicherry ends Second Carnatic War and recognizes Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah as Nawab of the Carnatic.
1754
1796
1713
1781
39. Russo-Turkish War
1789
1715
1787
1721
40. Establishment of the French-backed Batavian Republic in present-day Netherlands.
1783
1795
1792
1792
41. Inconfid
1780
1717
1788
1781
42. Cotton mills were first opened in England
1798
1772
1742
1791
43. Turlough O'Carolan - famous Irish harper - died.
1742
1797
1785
1738
44. Great Frost of 1709 - coldest winter in 500 years.
1707
1709
1701
1742
45. Kangxi Emperor of China dies
1795
1722
1795
1795
46. Famine in Czech lands killed hundreds of thousands.
1770
1798
1733
1701
47. Mount Fuji erupts in Japan.
1735
1707
1796
1791
48. The 'Great Disaster'
1772
1723
1759
1708
49. Louis XIV dies - leaving France greatly enlarged but deep in debt - The Regency takes power under Philippe d'Orleans
1715
1758
1708
1718-1730
50. After Aurangzeb's death - the Mughal Empire enters a long decline and the Maratha Empire slowly replaces it.
1707
1796
1772
1781