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Year 1702 (MDCCII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends The Golden Age of Piracy (1700-1730 was rife in the Caribbean influencing trade in the world's main centres Events and trends Manufacture of the earliest surviving Pianos World leaders Louis XV King of France Events and trends The Great Awakening - A Protestant religious movement active in the British colonies of North America This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1705 ( MDCCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1702 in architecture involved some significant events Events Dutch Golden Age painting ends Paintings Births July 31 The year 1702 in literature involved some significant events Events March 11 - First publication of the Daily Courant Events Works published Sir Charles Sedley - Miscellaneous Works (posthumous Edward Bysshe - The Art of The year 1702 in music involved some significant events Events Johann Sebastian Bach leaves Lüneburg. The year 1702 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1701 in Canada, other events of 1702, 1703 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - William III of England (to 8 March) Anne of Great Britain Events Events 8 March - King William II of Scotland (William III of England and Ireland dies and is succeeded by Queen Anne on the English 1701 state leaders - Events of 1702 - 1703 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Ottoman Empire Abkhazia - Jigetshi, Prince of Abkhazia ( 1700 - 1730) Portugal Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Wednesday ( Dominical letter E) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita 1702 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Tuesday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar. The Swedish Calendar in use from March 1, 1700 until February 30, 1712 was one day ahead of the Julian calendar and ten days behind This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F)
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Events of 1702
January - June
- January 12 - In America, ships from Fort Maurepas arrive at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff to build Fort Louis de la Mobile (future Mobile, Alabama) to become capital of French Louisiana. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Also see Fort Maurepas (Canada. The settlement of Fort Maurepas or Old Biloxi in colonial French Louisiana (New France
- March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The States doesn't appoint a new stadtholder, so the United Provinces become a true republic again. The States or the Estates signifies in different countries and Dominions the assembly of the ( feudalistic) representatives of the Estates of A Stadtholder ( Dutch: stadhouder, " steward " or literally "place-keeper" or "stead-holder" in older Dutch in the Low "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- March 11 (O.S.)- The first regular English language newspaper, The Daily Courant. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Old Style (or OS) and New Style (or NS) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The Daily Courant was the first regular daily Newspaper to be published in the United Kingdom. is published for the first time.
- May - Warsaw is conquered by Charles XII of Sweden, who later the same year defeat Poland again at the Battle of Kliszow. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle" Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. The Battle of Kliszów took place on July 19 1702 in Małopolska during Great Northern War.
- May 4/14 - The War of the Spanish Succession widens, as war is declared on France by the Grand Alliance. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Grand Alliance was a European Coalition, consisting (at various times of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the
- June - Queen Anne's Captain-General John Churchill forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine
July - December
October 27: St. Augustine. Events in June Madaraka Day June 1 to commemorate when Kenya gained internal self-rule Kaiserswerth is one of the oldest parts of the City of Düsseldorf, it is in the north of the city and next to the river Rhine. The Rhine (Rhein Rijn Rhin Reno Rain Rhenus is one of the longest and most important Rivers in Europe at 1320 kilometres (820 mi with an average discharge Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States.
- September - Churchill forces the surrender of Venlo on the Meuse River. Events in September It is the start of the academic year in many countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Venlo ( is a Municipality and a City in the southeastern Netherlands. The Meuse (in Dutch and in German: "Maas" in Latin: "Mosa" in Celtic:"Mus" (the rootword presumingly
- October 27 - English troops plunder St. Augustine in Florida. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the
- October - Sir George Rooke fails to take Cádiz, but captures a Spanish treasure fleet and destroys French and Spanish warships. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Admiral Sir George Rooke (1650 &ndash January 24 1709) English naval commander was born at St Lawrence near Canterbury in 1650 Cádiz ( Spanish:) is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the province of the same name, a province which is one of eight A warship is a Ship that is built and primarily intended for Combat. Churchill forces the surrender of Liège. Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch
- December 14 - John Churchill is created Duke of Marlborough. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people The Dukedom of Marlborough (named after Marlborough, ˈmɔrlbrə " Maul bruh" is a hereditary title of British nobility in the Peerage of
- December 15 - Forty-seven Ronin, formerly in the service of Asano Naganori, assault the household of Kira Yoshinaka, and kill him in vengeance for their lord. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The revenge of the, also known as the Forty-seven Samurai, the Akō vendetta, or the took place in Japan at the start of the eighteenth century was the Daimyo of the Akō Domain in Japan (1675 - 1701 His title was Takumi no Kami (内匠頭 ( October 5, 1641 – January 30, 1703 Their display of the ideals of Bushidō becomes a national legend.
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1702 MDCCII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2455 |
| Armenian calendar | 1151 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԱ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -142 – -141 |
| Berber calendar | 2652 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2246 |
| Burmese calendar | 1064 |
| Chinese calendar | 4338/4398-12-4 (辛巳年十二月初四日) — to —
4339/4399-11-13(壬午年十一月十三日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1418 – 1419 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1694 – 1695 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5462 – 5463 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1757 – 1758 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1624 – 1625 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4803 – 4804 |
| Holocene calendar | 11702 |
| Iranian calendar | 1080 – 1081 |
| Islamic calendar | 1113 – 1114 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 15 (元禄15年) |
| Korean calendar | 4035 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2245 |
- January 14 - Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays was a after Jōkyō and before Hōei. This period spanned the years from 1688 through 1704 The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Emperor Nakamikado (中御門天皇 Nakamikado-tennō) (January 14 1702 - May 10 1737 was the 114th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional 1737)
- February 10 - Carlo Marchionni, Italian architect (d. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Carlo Marchionni ( 10 February 1702 &ndash 28 July 1786) was an Italian architect 1786)
- March 4 - Jack Sheppard, British burglar and escapee (d. Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Jack Sheppard (4 March 1702 – 16 November 1724 was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th-century London. 1724)
- March 27 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Johann Ernst Eberlin ( March 27 1702 &ndash June 19 1762) was a German composer and Organist whose works bridge the 1762)
- May 2 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (May 2 1702 - February 10 1782 was a German Theosophist. 1782)
- June 26 - Philip Doddridge, English religious leader (d. Year 1782 ( MDCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Philip Doddridge ( June 26, 1702 - October 26, 1751) was an English Nonconformist leader and Hymnwriter. 1751)
- July 31 - Jean Denis Attiret, French Jesuit missionary and painter (d. Year 1751 ( MDCCLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Jean Denis Attiret ( July 31, 1702 in Dole, France &ndash December 8, 1768 in Beijing, China) was 1768)
- August 15 - Francesco Zuccarelli, painter, elected to the Venetian Academy in 1763 (d. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Francesco Zuccarelli (15 August 1702 &ndash 30 December 1788 was an Italian Rococo painter. The Accademia is best known now as a museum gallery of pre-1800s art in Venice, Italy. Events Canaletto is elected to the Venetian Academy of Fine Arts 1788)
- November 5- Grégoire Orlyk, Ukrainian-born French Lieutenant General (d. Events Étienne Maurice Falconet becomes director of the Académie des beaux-arts. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Lieutenant General is a Military rank used in many countries The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the 1759)
- See also Category: 1702 births. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Deaths
- March 8 - William III of Orange/King William III of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland (b. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 1650)
- April 23 - Margaret Fell, English Quaker leader (b. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Margaret Fell or Margaret Fox ( 1614 - April 23, 1702) was one of the founding members of the Religious Society of Friends, and was 1614)
- April 27 - Jean Bart, French admiral (b. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated This is about the historical sailor For others see Jean Bart (disambiguation. 1651)
- May 27 - Dominique Bouhours, French critic (b. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Dominique Bouhours (15 May 1628 Paris France - 27 May 1702 Paris was a French Jesuit priest, Essayist and neo-classical Critic. 1628)
- September 28 - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, English statesman (b. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland KG PC ( September 5 1641 &ndash September 28 1702) was an English statesman 1640)
- November 4 - John Benbow, English admiral (b. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani John Benbow (1653? &ndash November 4, 1702) was an officer in the Royal Navy, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral. 1653)
- See also Category: 1702 deaths.
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