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| Years: | 1725 1726 1727 - 1728 - 1729 1730 1731 |
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Year 1728 (MDCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday 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 Events and trends Frederick II ascends the throne of Prussia, upon the death of his father " Frederick William I of Prussia " Events and Trends Scientific Navigation is developed The Seven Years' War ( 1756 - 1763) fought between two rival alliances This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Explorations 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island. The year 1728 in architecture involved some significant events Events Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin is admitted to the Royal Academy The year 1728 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Works published John Gay, Beggar's Opera Alexander Pope, The Dunciad, Books I-III The year 1728 in music involved some significant events Events Giuseppe Tartini opens a school for violinists in Padua. The year 1728 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1727 in Canada, other events of 1728, 1729 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1727 state leaders - Events of 1728 - 1729 state leaders - State leaders by year ----- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola ( 1726 - 1732) Macau Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter DC) such as 2004. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Monday ( Dominical letter GF) such as 1996. 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
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Events of 1728
January - June
- March 14 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau leaves Geneva for the first time. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice.
July - December
- October 20/23 - The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 burns (the largest fire in the history of the city). Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - The Copenhagen Fire of 1728 was the largest Fire in the History of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Undated
- Astronomical aberration is discovered by the astronomer James Bradley. The aberration of light (also referred to as astronomical aberration or stellar aberration) is an astronomical phenomenon which produces an Apparent motion Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena This article describes the English astronomer for other people sharing the name see James Bradley (disambiguation James Bradley (March 1693
- The Swedish academy of sciences is founded at Uppsala. Uppsala ˈɵpˌsɑːla (older spelling Upsala) is the capital of Uppsala County ( Uppsala län) and the fourth largest city of
- The University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cuba's most well-established university, is founded. Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la
- The war that started in 1727 between England and Spain ended. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1728 MDCCXXVIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2481 |
| Armenian calendar | 1177 ԹՎ ՌՃՀԷ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -116 – -115 |
| Berber calendar | 2678 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2272 |
| Burmese calendar | 1090 |
| Chinese calendar | 4364/4424-11-20 (丁未年十一月二十日) — to —
4365/4425-12-1(戊申年十二月初一日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1444 – 1445 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1720 – 1721 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5488 – 5489 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1783 – 1784 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1650 – 1651 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4829 – 4830 |
| Holocene calendar | 11728 |
| Iranian calendar | 1106 – 1107 |
| Islamic calendar | 1140 – 1141 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 13 (享保13年) |
| Korean calendar | 4061 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2271 |
- January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (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 Shōtoku and before Gembun. This period spanned the years from 1716 through 1736. 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 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Thomas Warton ( January 9, 1728 &ndash May 21, 1790) was an English literary historian and critic as well as a Poet 1790)
- February 21 - Emperor Peter III of Russia, husband of Catherine the Great (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Peter III ( February 21, 1728 – July 17, 1762) (Пётр III Фëдорович Pyotr III Fyodorovitch) was Emperor Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years 1762)
- August 28 - John Stark, American Revolutionary War general (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 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital John Stark ( August 28, 1728 &ndash May 8, 1822) was a general who served in the American Continental Army during the American 1822)
- September 3 - Matthew Boulton, English manufacturer and lifelong key partner of James Watt (d. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Matthew Boulton ( September 3, 1728 &ndash 18 August 1809) was an English Manufacturer and Engineer. James Watt ( 19 January 1736 &ndash 25 August 1819 Boulton proved to be an excellent businessman and both men eventually made fortunes 1809)
- September 14 - Mercy Otis Warren, American playwright (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Mercy Otis Warren ( September 14, 1728 &ndash October 19, 1814) was an American writer and playwright 1814)
- October 7 - Caesar Rodney, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Caesar Rodney ( October 7 1728 &ndash June 26 1784) was an American Lawyer and Politician from 1784)
- October 27 - James Cook, British naval captain and explorer (d. 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 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and 1779)
- November 10 - Oliver Goldsmith, Irish writer (d. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1730 or 1728 &ndash 4 April 1774 was an Anglo-Irish writer poet and Physician known for his Novel The Vicar 1774)
- See also Category: 1728 births. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
Deaths
- February 12 - Agostino Steffani, Italian diplomat and composer (b. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Agostino Steffani ( July 25, 1653 - February 12, 1728) was an Italian Ecclesiastic, Diplomat and Composer 1654)
- February 13 - Cotton Mather, New England Puritan minister (b. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Cotton Mather (February 12 1663 &ndash February 13 1728 AB 1678 ( Harvard College) A 1663)
- March 4 - Anna Petrovna of Russia, eldest daughter of Peter the Great (b. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Anna Petrovna Tsesarevna of Russia (Анна Петровна 27 January 1708, Moscow &ndash 4 March 1728, Kiel 1708)
- April 3 - James Anderson, Scottish historian (b. Year 1708 ( MDCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. James Anderson ( August 5, 1662 - April 3, 1728) Scottish antiquary and historian was born at Edinburgh. 1662)
- August 15 - Marin Marais, French viol player and composer (b. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Marin Marais ( 31 May 1656, Paris &ndash 15 August 1728, Paris was a French Composer and Viol player 1656)
- September 23 - Christian Thomasius, German jurist (b. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Christian Thomasius ( January 1, 1655 &ndash September 23, 1728) was a German jurist and philosopher 1655)
- November 19 - Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, German Prince (b. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Leopold Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (b Köthen, 28 November 1694 O 1694)
- See also Category: 1728 deaths.
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