Explore 254 historical events from 1710–1719.
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)
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)
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford was a British courtier and politician who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1765.
Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794)
Saverio Bettinelli was an Italian Jesuit priest and writer. He became known as a polymath, dramatist, polemicist, poet, and literary critic. He was a friend of some of the leading …
Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (died 1808)
John Canton was a British physicist. He was born in Middle Street Stroud, Gloucestershire, to a weaver, John Canton and Esther. As a schoolboy, he became the first person to determ…
John Canton, English physicist and academic (died 1772)
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Haldimand, KB was a Swiss army officer and colonial administrator best known for his service in the British Army in North America during the Seven …
Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (died 1791)
Elizabeth Montagu was a British social reformer, patron of the arts, salonnière, literary critic and writer, who helped to organize and lead the Blue Stockings Society. Her parents…
Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (died 1800)
Victor François de Broglie, 2nd Duke of Broglie was an officer of the French Army. He became a Marshal of France in 1759.
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (died 1804)
Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, was the wife of Cosmo George Gordon, 3rd Duke of Gordon, and the mother of the 4th Duke. After the duke's death, she married General Staats Lon…
Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat (died 1779)
Ignacije Szentmartony was a Croatian Jesuit priest, missionary, mathematician, astronomer, explorer and cartographer.
Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer (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)
Alexei Petrovich Romanov, was the Tsarevich of Russia, the eldest son of Tsar Peter I and his first wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina.
Alexei Petrovich, Russian tsarevich (born 1690)
Étienne Baluze, known also as Stephanus Baluzius, was a French scholar and historiographer.
Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (born 1630)
Rene Lepage de Sainte-Claire is the lord-founder of the town of Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.
René Lepage de Sainte-Claire, French-Canadian founder of Rimouski (born 1656)
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
William Penn was an English writer, theologian, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania. An advocate of democracy and religious freedom, …
William Penn, English businessman and philosopher, founded the Province of Pennsylvania (born 1644)
George I was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 and ruler of the Electorate of Hanover within the Holy Roman Empire from 23 January 1698 until his death in 1727. …
King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric…