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| Years: | 1726 1727 1728 - 1729 - 1730 1731 1732 |
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- This article is about the year. 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 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 1728 ( MDCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 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 Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Explorations 1722: Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen arrives at Easter Island. The year 1729 in architecture involved some significant events Events Paintings Hogarth painted Act III of The Beggar's Opera. The year 1729 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Alexander Pope begins writing An Essay on Man. The first three epistles will be finished by 1731 and published in early The year 1729 in music involved some significant events Events George Frideric Handel becomes co-manager of the King's Theatre London The year 1729 in Science and Technology involved some significant events See also 1728 in Canada, other events of 1729, 1730 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Incumbents Monarch - George II of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Walpole, Whig 1728 state leaders - Events of 1729 - 1730 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- Africa Ashanti Confederacy Portugal Angola - Paulo Caetano de Albuquerque, Governor of Angola ( 1726 - 1732) Macau For the number, see 1729 (number). References to 1729 The television show Futurama contains several jokes about the Hardy-Ramanujan number
Year 1729 (MDCCXXIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) 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
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Events of 1729
- July 25 - Seven of the original eight Lords Proprietors sell their tracts within the Province of Carolina back to the crown. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Lord Proprietor was the gubernatorial title for the noble "ruling" Proprietors of certain British proprietary colonies in North America such The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen The Province is permanently divided and reorganized into the Royal Colonies of North Carolina and South Carolina. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America.
- July 30 - Baltimore, Maryland is founded. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off
- November 9 - Treaty of Seville signed between Great Britain, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The Treaty of Seville was signed on November 9 1729 between Great Britain, France, and Spain, concluding the Anglo-Spanish War See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. "United Netherlands" redirects here For the "Kingdom of the United Netherlands" see United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- November 28 - The worst Indian massacre to take place on Mississippi soil occurs when Natchez Indians kill 138 Frenchmen, 35 French women, and 56 children at Fort Rosalie (near modern-day Natchez, Mississippi). For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States The Natchez are a Native American people who originally lived in the Natchez Bluffs area near the present-day city of Natchez Mississippi. Fort Rosalie was a French fort built in 1716 at present-day Natchez Mississippi, in the territory of the Natchez American Indians Natchez is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated city within Adams County, Mississippi, United States.
Undated
- The third oldest settlement in Mississippi, Port Gibson, was founded. Mississippi ( is a state located in the Deep South of the United States Port Gibson is a city in Claiborne County, Mississippi, United States.
- A fire in Istanbul destroys 12,000 houses and kills 7,000 inhabitants. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey
- Jonathan Swift publishes A Modest Proposal. Jonathan Swift (30 November 1667 A Modest Proposal For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public,
- At the Battle of Damghan, the Persians under Nadir Shah defeat the Afghans. The Battle of Damghan was fought in September 1729 near the city of Damghan, between Iranian rebels and the Hotaki army under Ashraf Khan. Nāder Shāh Afshār ( also known as Nāder Qoli Beg - نادر قلی بیگ or Tahmāsp Qoli Khān - تهماسپ قلی خان) (November
Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1729 MDCCXXIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2482 |
| Armenian calendar | 1178 ԹՎ ՌՃՀԸ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -115 – -114 |
| Berber calendar | 2679 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2273 |
| Burmese calendar | 1091 |
| Chinese calendar | 4365/4425-12-2 (戊申年十二月初二日) — to —
4366/4426-11-12(己酉年十一月十二日) |
| Coptic calendar | 1445 – 1446 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1721 – 1722 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5489 – 5490 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1784 – 1785 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1651 – 1652 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4830 – 4831 |
| Holocene calendar | 11729 |
| Iranian calendar | 1107 – 1108 |
| Islamic calendar | 1141 – 1142 |
| Japanese calendar | Kyōhō 14 (享保14年) |
| Korean calendar | 4062 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2272 |
- January 12 - Lazzaro Spallanzani, Italian biologist (died 1799)
- January 12 - Edmund Burke, Irish statesman and philosopher (died 1797)
- January 22 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German author and philosopher (died 1781)
- April 21 - Catherine the Great of Russia (died 1796)
- August 10 - William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, British general (died 1814)
- November 12 - Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French navigator and military commander (died 1811)
- November 24 - Alexander Suvorov, Russian general (died 1800)
- date unknown - Samuel Barrington, British admiral (died 1800)
- See also Category: 1729 births. 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 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Lazzaro Spallanzani ( January 10, 1729 - February 12, 1799) was an Italian Biologist whose research of Biogenesis Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Edmund Burke ( 12 January, 1729 9 July, 1797) was an Irish statesman author orator Political theorist, and Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ( 22 January, 1729 15 February, 1781) was a German Writer, Philosopher, Dramatist Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Catherine II, called Catherine the Great (Екатерина II Великая Yekaterina II Velikaya;) reigned as Empress of Russia for 34 years Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire William Howe 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC ( 10 August 1729 &ndash 12 July 1814) was a British General who Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Louis-Antoine comte de Bougainville ( November 12 1729 Paris - August 31 1811 Paris) was a French navigator and military Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Суво́ров (sometimes transliterated as Aleksandr, Aleksander and Suvarov Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Rear Admiral Samuel Barrington RN (1729 &mdash 1800 was a British Admiral. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday.
Deaths
- January 19 - William Congreve, English playwright (born 1670)
- January 31 - Jakob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (born 1659)
- March 2 - Francesco Bianchini, Italian philosopher and scientist (born 1662)
- March 21 - John Law, Scottish economist (born 1671)
- May 17 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (born 1675)
- July 16 - Johann David Heinichen, German composer (born 1683)
- August 5 - Thomas Newcomen, English inventor (born 1663)
- September 3 - Jean Hardouin, French scholar (born 1646)
- September 7 - William Burnet, British Governor of New York and New Jersey (born 1688)
- October 9 - Richard Blackmore, English physician and writer (born 1654)
- December 1 - Giacomo F. Maraldi, French-Italian astronomer (born 1665)
- December 13 - Anthony Collins, English philosopher (born 1676)
- See also Category: 1729 deaths. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. William Congreve ( 24 January 1670 &ndash 19 January 1729) was an English Playwright and Poet. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Jacob Roggeveen (baptized 1 February 1659, Middelburg - 31 January, 1729, Middelburg was a Dutch explorer who was sent Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good For Giovanni Bianchini (1410-ca 1469 see Giovanni Bianchini. Francesco Bianchini ( December 13, 1662 &ndash March Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. John Law (usually pronounced Jean Lass by contemporary French ( bap Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Samuel Clarke ( 11 October 1675 &ndash 17 May 1729) was an English Philosopher. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Johann David Heinichen ( 17 April 1683 - 16 July 1729) was a German Baroque Composer and Music theorist Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Thomas Newcomen (born shortly before 24 February 1664; died 5 August 1729) was an Ironmonger by trade and a Baptist Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Jean Hardouin ( 1646 - September 3, 1729) French classical scholar was born at Quimper in Brittany. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. William Burnet (March 1688 - September 7, 1729) was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Sir Richard Blackmore, ( 22 January 1654 &ndash 9 October 1729) English Poet and Physician, is remembered primarily Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Giacomo Filippo Maraldi ( August 21, 1665 &ndash December 1, 1729) was an French - Italian Astronomer and Mathematician Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Anthony Collins ( June 21, 1676, Old Style - December 13, 1729, Old Style) was an English philosopher and a
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