Notable Historical Events - 1714
1714 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 7 |
Typewriter patented by Englishman Henry Mill (built years later) |
Jan 19 |
Richard Steele publishes "Crisis," defending Hanoverian success |
Feb 2 |
Nicholas Rowe's "tragedy of Jane Shore," premieres in London |
Feb 17 |
Parliament of Paris accepts Pope Clemens XI's "Unigenitus" degree |
Mar 6 |
Peace of Rastatt - French emperor Charles VI of Habsburg |
Jun 12 |
Prussia & Russia sign secret treaty |
Jun 26 |
Spain & Netherlands sign peace/trade agreement |
Jul 14 |
Battle of Aland, Russian fleet overpowers larger Swedish fleet |
Jul 27 |
Battle at Hango (Hangut): Russians beat Swedish fleet |
Jul 27 |
British Queen Anne dismisses premier Robert Haley |
Aug 1 |
Monarch Georg Ludwig becomes King George I of England |
Aug 7 |
The Battle of Gangut: the first important victory of the Russian Navy during the Great Northern War against Sweden |
Sep 7 |
Treaty of Baden: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI & France, ends War of Spanish Succession, French retain Alsace, Austria gets bank of Rhine |
Sep 11 |
French & Spanish troops under Duke of Berwick occupy Barcelona |
Oct 7 |
People riot due to beer tax in Alkmaar Neth |
Oct 20 |
Georg Ludwig von Hannover crowned as English King George I |
Nov 11 |
A highway in Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street |
Nov 22 |
King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden |
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