Year 1703 (MDCCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday 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 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (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 Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The year 1703 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Births February 18 - Corrado Giaquinto, The year 1703 in literature involved some significant events Events July 29, July 30, July 31 - Daniel Defoe Events Works published Lady Mary Chudleigh, Poems upon Several Occasions Sarah Fyge, Poems on Several Occasions The year 1703 in music involved some significant events Events Johann Sebastian Bach gets a summer job as a violinist at the court of Weimar The year 1703 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1702 in Canada, other events of 1703, 1704 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - Anne of Great Britain Events 18 May - War of the Spanish Succession Events April - the Edinburgh Fire Brigade is formed Births 5 January - James Hamilton 5th Duke 1702 state leaders - Events of 1703 - 1704 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 Monday ( Dominical letter G) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) 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 1703 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Wednesday, 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 Wednesday ( Dominical letter E)
Events of 1703
Feb. 4:
47 samurai.
Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons 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
January - June
- February 2 - An earthquake hits the town of L'Aquila, Italy. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer L'Aquila is a city and Comune of central Italy. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river and surrounded Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- February 4 - In Japan, the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku, a ritual suicide. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. 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 is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by Disembowelment. Seppuku was originally reserved only for Samurai.
- February 14 - An earthquake hits Norcia, Italy. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Norcia is a town and Comune in the Province of Perugia ( Italy) in southeastern Umbria, located in a wide plain abutting the Monti Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
- February - Soldiers at Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, starting the tradition for Mobile, Alabama. Overview February was named after the Latin term februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 in the Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama is the oldest traditional Carnival celebration in America having begun in 1703over 15 years before
- April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (i. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) e. , a fire brigade) founded in Edinburgh, Scotland. A fire station (also called stationhouse) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus (i Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
- May 27 - Founding of Saint Petersburg in Russia. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- May 26 - Portugal joins the Grand Alliance. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Grand Alliance was a European Coalition, consisting (at various times of Austria, Bavaria, Brandenburg, England, the
July - December
July 29:
Defoe.
Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for
November 24:
Great Storm of 1703.
Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal The Great Storm of 1703 is arguably the most severe storm or Natural disaster ever recorded in the southern part of Britain.
- July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory then imprisoned 4 months for the crime of seditious libel, after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet (his release is granted mid-November). Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for A pamphlet is an unbound Booklet (that is without a hard cover or binding)
- September 12 - War of the Spanish Succession – Habsburg Archduke Charles proclaimed King of Spain. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at 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 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- October - A whirlwind blows down the tower of the Gan Takal in Gondar, capital of Ethiopia, killing 30. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Gondar or Gonder ( Ge'ez: ጎንደር Gōnder, older ጐንደር Gʷandar, modern pronunciation Gʷender) is a city in NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
- November 19 - Unknown masked prisoner dies in Bastille. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The Man in the Iron Mask (French L'Homme au Masque de Fer (died November 1703 was a prisoner who was held in a number of jails including the Bastille The Bastille was a Fortress - Prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine —Number 232 Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today
- November 24 to December 2 - the Great Storm of 1703, an Atlantic hurricane, ravages southern England and the English Channel, killing nearly 8000, mostly at sea. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire The Great Storm of 1703 is arguably the most severe storm or Natural disaster ever recorded in the southern part of Britain. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding 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
- December 27 - Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. 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 The Methuen Treaty was an offensive military and commercial treaty between Portugal and England signed in 1703 as part of the War of the Spanish Succession Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice
Undated
- A Tale of a Tub, first major satire by Jonathan Swift, is published. A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, composed between 1694 and 1697 and published in 1704 Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667
- George Psalmanazar arrives in London. George Psalmanazar (1679?- May 3 1763) claimed to be the first Formosan to visit Europe. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
- Isaac Newton becomes the chairman of the Royal Society. Sir Isaac Newton, FRS (ˈnjuːtən 4 January 1643 31 March 1727) Biography Early years See also Isaac Newton's early life and achievements The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660
- Ahmed III (1703-1730) succeeds Mustafa II (1695-1703) as emperor of the Ottoman Empire. Ahmed III ( Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثالث Aḥmed-i sālis) ( December 30, 1673 &mdash July Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mustafa II ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثانى Muṣṭafā-yi sānī) ( February 6, 1664 December The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
- Rebellion of Hungarians under Prince Francis II Rákóczi. Hungarians (or Magyars, magyarok are an Ethnic group primarily associated with Hungary. Ferenc (Francis II Rákóczi ( March 27, 1676 – April 8, 1735) was the leader of the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburgs
Births
- February 5 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (died 1764)
- March 5 (N. 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 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Gilbert Tennent ( February 5, 1703, County Armagh, Ireland &ndash July 23, 1764, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a S. ) - Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (died 1768)
- May 14 - David Brearly, delegate to the U. Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky ( Василий Кириллович Тредиаковский (Тредьяковский in Astrakhan &mdash in Sankt Petersburg Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the David Brearley (often spelled Brearly) ( June 11, 1745 &ndash August 16, 1790) was a delegate to the U S. Constitutional Convention (died 1785)
- June 17 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (died 1791)
- June 26 - Thomas Clap, first president of Yale University (died 1767)
- August 2 - Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (died 1775)
- September 29 - François Boucher, French painter (died 1770)
- October 5 - Jonathan Edwards, American preacher (died 1758)
- October 28 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (died 1768)
- November 25 - Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (died 1784)
- November 26 - Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (died 1758)
- December 2 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (died 1759)
- See also Category: 1703 births. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat John Wesley (ˈwɛslɪ ( – March 2, 1791) was an Anglican cleric and Christian theologian who was the founder of the (Evangelical Year 1791 ( MDCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (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. Thomas Clap, also spelled Thomas Clapp ( June 26, 1703 - January 7, 1767) was the fifth rector and first president of Yale College Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Lorenzo Ricci ( August 1 1703, Florence, Italy - November 24, 1775, Rome was an Italian Jesuit elected the 18th Superior General Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. François Boucher ( September 29 1703 – May 30 1770) was a French painter, a proponent of Rococo taste Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople This article is about the theologian (b 1703 for other uses of Jonathan Edwards see Jonathan Edwards. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Antoine Deparcieux ( October 28, 1703 &ndash September 2, 1768) was a French Mathematician. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Jean François Séguier de Nîmes ( 25 November, 1703 &ndash 1 september 1784) was a French Astronomer and Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Theophilus Cibber ( November 26, 1703 - 1758 was an English Actor, Playwright, author and son of the actor-manager Colley Cibber Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Ferdinand Konščak (variously also Fernando Consag Konsag Konschak etc 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
- January 11 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (born 1632)
- March 3 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (born 1635)
- March 31 - Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (born 1642)
- April 20 - Lancelot Addison, English royal chaplain (born 1632)
- May 16 - Charles Perrault, French author (born 1628)
- May 26 - Samuel Pepys, English civil servant and diarist (born 1633)
- June 14 - Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (born 1625)
- July 17 - Roemer Vlacq I, Dutch naval captain (born 1637)
- September 22 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (born 1622)
- September 25 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish privy councillor (born 1658)
- September 29 - Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (born 1610)
- October 28 - John Wallis, English mathematician (born 1616)
- November 19 - The Man in the Iron Mask
- November 30 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (born 1672)
- December 28 - Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (born 1664)
- date unknown - Phetracha, king of Ayutthaya (born 1632)
- See also Category: 1703 deaths. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Johann Georg Graevius (properly Guava or Greffe) ( January 29, 1632 - January 11, 1703) was a German Classical Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Robert Hooke, FRS (18 July 1635 – 3 March 1703 was an English Natural philosopher and Polymath who played an important role in the Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Johann Christoph Bach (December 6 1642 &ndash March 31 1703 was a German composer of the Baroque period Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Reverend Lancelot Addison ( 1632 - April 20, 1703) was born at Crosby Ravensworth in Westmorland. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Jean Herauld Gourville ( July 10, 1625 &ndash June 14, 1703) was a French adventurer Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Vincenzo Viviani ( April 5, 1622 - September 22, 1703) was an Italian Mathematician and Scientist. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Archibald Campbell 1st Duke of Argyll 10th Earl of Argyll ( July 25 1658 &ndash September 25 1703) was a Scottish peer. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis seigneur de Saint-Évremond ( April 1, 1610 - September 29, 1703) was a French soldier Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine John Wallis ( November 23, 1616 - October 28, 1703) was an English mathematician who is given partial credit for the Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land The Man in the Iron Mask (French L'Homme au Masque de Fer (died November 1703 was a prisoner who was held in a number of jails including the Bastille Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Nicolas de Grigny ( baptized September 8 1672 &ndash November 30 1703 was a French Organist and Composer. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Mustafa II ( Ottoman Turkish: مصطفى ثانى Muṣṭafā-yi sānī) ( February 6, 1664 December The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with King Phetracha (alternative spellings Bedraja, P'etraja, Petraja, Petratcha; also called Phra Phetracha; สมเด็จพระเพทราชา The kingdom of Ayutthaya (อาณาจักรอยุธยา was a Thai kingdom that existed from 1351 to 1767
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