1703 in History – What happened in year 1703

In history, year 1703 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 1703.

Top Historical Events of the Year 1703:

Date/Month	Event / Incidence / Incident
27 may	Russian Tsar Peter I founded Saint Petersburg afterreconquering the Ingrian land from Sweden during the Great Northern War.
31 july	English writer Daniel Defoe was placed in a pillory forseditious libel after publishing a pamphlet politically satirising theHigh Church Tories.
27 november	The Great Storm of 1703, one of the most severe storms tostrike southern Great Britain, destroyed the first Eddystone Lighthouseoff Plymouth, England.
18 May	The serial bombings in Iraq killed 90 people, injured 200.
30 December	The earthquake in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, killed 37 thousand people.
14 January	The earthquake shook Italy Norquie.
03 February	An earthquake killed 3,000 people and damaged several buildings in the Italian city of Laquila.
21 April	A fire (ie, a fire brigade) company was established in Edinburgh, Scotland.
26 May	Portugal joined the Great Treaty.
15 June	Prince E Rococzi started the Hungarian Rebellion in France.
21 August	Adirn Incident: The Turkish army removed Sultan Mustafa II, which reduced the power of the Sultans.
12 September	Emperor Leopold was removed from Spanish heritage.
27 November	The first Eddystone Lighthouse was destroyed in the great storm of 1703.
27 December	England and Portugal signed treaty on Methuin Ascento trade agreement.

Famous birthdays in the year 1703:

Date/Month	Name / Profession / Country
02 December	Ferdinand Konščak / Missionary / Croatia
02 August	Lorenzo Ricci / Jesuit / Italy
05 February	Gilbert Tennent / Politician / Ireland
05 March	Vasily Trediakovsky / Poet / Russia
05 October	Jonathan Edwards / Pastor / United States of America
20 January	Joseph-Hector Fiocco / Violinist / Belgium
25 November	Jean-François Séguier / Astronomer / France
26 November	Theophilus Cibber / Actor / United Kingdom
26 June	Thomas Clap / Academic / United States of America
27 October	Johann Gottlieb Graun / Violinist / Germany
27 February	Lord Sidney Beauclerk / Politician / United Kingdom
28 October	Antoine Deparcieux / Engineer / France
28 June	John Wesley / Cleric / United Kingdom
29 January	Carlmann Kolb / Composer / Germany
29 September	François Boucher / Painter / France
30 January	François Bigot / Politician / France