In history, year 1700 has its own importance and known for many memorable events like famous birthdays, inventions, natural disaster, treaties, change of rulers, special days etc. Find below a list of important historical events which happened during the year 1700.
Top Historical Events of the Year 1700 ⚡:
| Date/Month | Event / Incidence / Incident |
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| 30 november | Great Northern War-Swedish forces led by King Charles XII defeated the Russian army of Tsar Peter the Great at the Battle of Narva. |
| 02 March | Rajaram, the younger son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, died in Sinhagad. |
| 01 January | The Gregorian calendar began to be used except in Western Europe and England. |
| 27 February | The island of New Britain was discovered in the Western Pacific by William Dampier. |
| 25 March | London signed the treaties of France, England and Holland. |
| 05 May | William Penn's advocacy of emancipation began at monthly meetings for blacks. |
| 30 June | Started the Gregorian calendar in Gelderland. |
| 13 July | The Russian-Turkish War took place after the Treaty of Constantinople established peace. |
| 08 August | Denmark and Sweden signed the peace treaty. |
| 14 October | Rabbis Judah Hasid and Chaim Molochow came to Jerusalem. |
| 16 November | The Emperor of Brandenburg was made king of Persia. |
| 28 December | Laurence Hyde Rochester was appointed the first Earl Ireland Lord Lieutenant. |
Famous birthdays in the year 1700:
| Date/Month | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 02 February | Johann Christoph Gottsched / Author / Germany |
| 07 May | Gerard van Swieten / Physician / Netherlands |
| 08 February | Daniel Bernoulli / Mathematician / Switzerland |
| 10 October | Lambert-Sigisbert Adam / Sculptor / France |
| 11 September | James Thomson / Poet / Scotland |
| 12 May | Luigi Vanvitelli / Engineer / Italy |
| 13 August | Heinrich von Brühl / Politician / Germany |
| 13 March | Michel Blavet / Composer / France |
| 14 January | Picander / Poet / Germany |
| 19 May | José de Escandón / Politician / Spain |
| 19 November | Jean-Antoine Nollet / Physicist / France |
| 26 May | Nicolaus Zinzendorf / Bishop / Germany |
| 28 November | Nathaniel Bliss / Astronomer / United Kingdom |
| 30 September | Stanisław Konarski / Poet / Poland |
Famous Indian Personalities Birthdays in the year 1700:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
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| 18 August | Baji Rao I / Emperor / India |