In history, year 1718 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 1718.
The pirate Blackbeard was killed in battle by a boarding partyof British sailors off the coast of North Carolina, ending his reign ofterror in the Caribbean.
Stede Bonnet and his crew were captured near the mouth of the Cape Fear River and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, from where everyone was convicted and sentenced to death for trying for the robbery.
Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood sent a Royal Navy contingent to North Carolina, citing a violation of the amnesty agreement with Blackbeard, where he battled Blackbeard and his crew at Oakrock Inlet. Blackbeard killed in action.
The Empire of the Roman Empire, Great Britain and the Dutch Republic France formally joined France in declaring Spain's war, triggering a quadruple coalition war.
Famous birthdays in the year 1718:
Date/Month
Name / Profession / Country
02 October
Elizabeth Montagu / Author / United Kingdom
04 April
Benjamin Kennicott / Scholar / United Kingdom
05 July
Francis Seymour-Conway / Politician / United Kingdom
07 January
Israel Putnam / General / United States of America
07 April
Hugh Blair / Author / Scotland
11 August
Frederick Haldimand / Politician / United Kingdom
17 May
Robert Darcy / Politician / United Kingdom
17 June
George Howard / Politician / United Kingdom
18 July
Saverio Bettinelli / Poet / Italy
19 October
Victor-François / Politician / France
20 April
David Brainerd / Missionary / United States of America
21 November
Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg / Composer / Germany
24 April
Nathaniel Hone the Elder / Painter / United Kingdom