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1701
Years:
1698
1699
1700
-
1701
-
1702
1703
1704
Decades
:
1670s
1680s
1690s
-
1700s
-
1710s
1720s
1730s
Centuries
:
17th century
-
18th century
-
19th century
Events
January 18
-
Frederick I
becomes King of
Prussia
.
May 23
- After being convicted of murdering
William Moore
and for
piracy
, Captain
William Kidd
is hanged in
London
.
July 24
-
Detroit, Michigan
founded.
September 16
- Prince
James Francis Edward Stuart
becomes the new claimant to the thrones of
Scotland
as King James VIII and
England
as King James III.
October 9
- The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed
Yale University
) is chartered in
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
.
Philharmonic Society (
Academia philharmonicorum
) established in
Ljubljana
, Slovenia.
In
Japan
, a young
daimyo
Asano Naganori is ordered to commit
seppuku
(ritual suicide).
47 samurai
of his service begin planning to avenge his death.
The
English Parliament
passes the
Act of Settlement 1701
, passing the crown of
Great Britain
to
Sophia, Electress of Hanover
and her descendants on the death of
Queen Anne
Births
November 27
-
Anders Celsius
, Swedish astronomer (died
1744
)
Deaths
April 4
-
Joseph Haines
, entertainer and author
May 23
-
Captain Kidd
,
pirate
(born
1645
)
September 16
-Deposed King
James II of England
/
James VII of Scotland
(born
1633
)
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