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 August | Lorenzo Ricci / Jesuit / Italy |
| 02 December | Ferdinand Konščak / Missionary / Croatia |
| 05 October | Jonathan Edwards / Pastor / United States of America |
| 05 March | Vasily Trediakovsky / Poet / Russia |
| 05 February | Gilbert Tennent / Politician / Ireland |
| 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 February | Lord Sidney Beauclerk / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 27 October | Johann Gottlieb Graun / Violinist / Germany |
| 28 June | John Wesley / Cleric / United Kingdom |
| 28 October | Antoine Deparcieux / Engineer / France |
| 29 September | François Boucher / Painter / France |
| 29 January | Carlmann Kolb / Composer / Germany |
| 30 January | François Bigot / Politician / France |