Explore 82 historical events from 1710–1719.
James Nares was an English composer of mostly sacred vocal works, though he also composed for the harpsichord and organ.
James Nares, English organist and composer (died 1783)
Thomas Reid was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher best known for his philosophical method, his theory of perception, and its wide implications on epistemology, and as the …
Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic (died 1796)
Commodore Esek Hopkins was a Continental Navy officer and privateer. He served as the only commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, when th…
Esek Hopkins, American commander (died 1802)
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He held hi…
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (born 1641)
Charles VI was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the thron…
With no living male heirs, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to ensure that Habsburg
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the mo…
The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
Nathaniel Lawrence was an English politician who served as MP for Colchester in 1685.
Nathaniel Lawrence, English politician (born c
A total solar eclipse occurred on 3 May 1715. It was known as Halley's Eclipse, after Edmond Halley (1656–1742) who predicted this eclipse to within 4 minutes accuracy.
A total solar eclipse is visible across northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley to within four
Thomas Lewis was an Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, politician and pioneer of early western Virginia. He was among the signers of the Fairfax Resolves, represented Augusta County …
Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (died 1790)
Prince Paul II Anton Esterházy de Galántha was a Hungarian prince, soldier and patron of music from the Esterházy family.
Paul II Anton, Prince Esterházy, Austrian soldier (died 1762)
Jacobitism was a political ideology advocating the restoration of the senior line of the House of Stuart to the British throne. When James II of England chose exile after the Novem…
Jacobite risings: Battle of Glen Shiel
Sir Roger Newdigate, 5th Baronet was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1742 and 1780. He was a collector of antiquities.
Roger Newdigate, English politician (died 1806)
Philippe de La Hire was a French painter, mathematician, astronomer, and architect. According to Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, he was an "academy unto himself".
Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (born 1640)
Pierre Poiret Naudé was a prominent French mystic and Christian philosopher. He was born in Metz and died in Rijnsburg.
Pierre Poiret, French mystic and philosopher (born 1646)
Joseph Addison was a British writer and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Ste…
Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (born 1672)
An earthquake occurred on June 19, 1718, in Tongwei County, Gansu Province, Qing dynasty, present-day China. The estimated surface wave magnitude (Ms ) 7.5 earthquake was designate…
At least 73,000 people died in the 1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake due to landslides in the Qing dynasty
David Brainerd was an American Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Native Americans among the Delaware Indians of New Jersey. Missionaries such as William Carey and Jim Ell…
David Brainerd, American missionary (died 1747)
New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 census, New Orleans is the mo…
The city of New Orleans is founded by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
Nathaniel Hone was an Irish-born portrait and miniature painter, and one of the founder members of the Royal Academy in 1768.
Nathaniel Hone the Elder, Irish-English painter and educator (died 1784)
Commodore Esek Hopkins was a Continental Navy officer and privateer. He served as the only commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, when th…
Esek Hopkins, American commander (died 1802)
Thomas Lewis was an Irish-American surveyor, lawyer, politician and pioneer of early western Virginia. He was among the signers of the Fairfax Resolves, represented Augusta County …
Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American surveyor and lawyer (died 1790)
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness,, known before 1721 as Lord Darcy and Conyers, was a British diplomat and politician who served as Secretary of State for the Northern Departme…
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d
Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an Italian mathematician, philosopher, theologian, and humanitarian. She was the first woman to write a mathematics handbook, the first woman appointed as …
Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1799)
William Hunter was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was a leading teacher of anatomy, and the outstanding obstetrician of his day. His guidance and training of his equally fa…
William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (died 1783)
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire,, known as the 2nd Viscount Hillsborough from 1742 to 1751 and as the 1st Earl of Hillsborough from 1751 to 1789, was a British politician of …
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1793)
Mary of Modena was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James VII and II. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the younger …
Mary of Modena (born 1658)
Arnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle was a Dutch States Army officer who fought for William III of England and became the first Earl of Albemarle. He had a very close rel…
Arnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle, Dutch-English general (born 1670)
Field Marshal Sir George Howard KB PC was a British Army officer and politician. After commanding the 3rd Regiment of Foot at the Battle of Fontenoy in May 1745 during the War of t…
George Howard, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Minorca (died 1796)
An earthquake occurred on June 19, 1718, in Tongwei County, Gansu Province, Qing dynasty, present-day China. The estimated surface wave magnitude (Ms ) 7.5 earthquake was designate…
An earthquake on the Tibetan Plateau led to the deaths of more than 73,000 people
John Collins, was an American politician and a Founding Father of the United States who, as a member of the Continental Congress, signed the Articles of Confederation. He was the t…
John Collins, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Rhode Island (died 1795)
Maria Theresa was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereign of Austria, …
Maria Theresa, Archduchess, Queen, and Empress; Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1780)
Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz was a Czech composer and violinist. Stamitz is considered the founding father of the Mannheim school, a composition style that his two surviving sons, C…
Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (died 1757)
Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly, French-born sculptor who worked in France, Italy and Malta. He is commonly associated with his time in Denmark he served a…
Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (died 1776)
John Hathorne was a merchant and magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Salem, Massachusetts. He is best known for his early and vocal role as one of the leading judges in …
John Hathorne, American merchant and politician (born 1641)