Notable Historical Events - 1701
1701 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 12 |
Frisia & Groningen (Netherlands) begin use of Gregorian calendar |
Jan 18 |
Frederick I and Sophie Charlotte van Hanover crowned king/queen of Prussia |
Mar 9 |
France, Cologne & Bavaria sign alliance |
Apr 29 |
Drenthe, Netherlands, adopts Gregorian calendar, tomorrow is May 12, 1701 |
May 12 |
Drenthe adopts Gregorian calendar (yesterday is 4/29/1701) |
May 15 |
The War of the Spanish Succession begins. |
May 23 |
Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and of murdering William Moore. |
Jun 12 |
Act of Settlement gives English crown to Sophia, Princess of Hanover |
Jul 24 |
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac found trading post at Ft Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit |
Aug 2 |
Great Peace of Montreal signed between New France and North American Indian nations at urging of Huron chief Kondiaronk |
Sep 7 |
Germany, England & Netherlands sign anti-French covenant |
Sep 16 |
James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland. |
Sep 28 |
Divorce legalized in Maryland, USA |
Oct 9 |
Collegiate School of Ct (Yale U), chartered in New Haven |
Nov 8 |
William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges |
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