Explore 82 historical events from 1710–1719.
Sir John Trevor was a Welsh lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the English House of Commons from 1685 to 1687 and from 1689 to 1695. Trevor also served as Master of the Rolls…
John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1637)
Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon was a French mystic, spiritual writer, and lay teacher of prayer whose writings on inward prayer, abandonment to God, and pure love became on…
Jeanne Guyon, French mystic and author (born 1648)
Louis Jean-Marie Daubenton was a French naturalist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers.
Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (died 1800)
Carl Gustaf Ekeberg was a Swedish physician, chemist and explorer. He made several voyages to the East Indies and China as a sea captain. He brought back reports of the tea tree an…
Carl Gustaf Ekeberg, Swedish physician and explorer (died 1784)
Joseph-Marie Vien was a French painter. He was the last holder of the post of Premier peintre du Roi, serving from 1789 to 1791, before it was abolished during the French Revolutio…
Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter and educator (died 1809)
Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, SMM was a French Catholic priest known for his influence on Catholic Mariology. He wrote a number of books that went on to become classic Catholic…
Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (born 1673)
Ogata Kōrin was a Japanese landscape illustrator, lacquerer, painter, and textile designer of the Rinpa School.
Ogata Kōrin, Japanese painter and educator (born 1658)
John William, Elector Palatine of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Elector Palatine (1690–1716), Duke of Neuburg (1690–1716), Duke of Jülich and Berg (1679–1716), and Duke of Upper Pala…
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (born 1658)
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, was an English jurist and Whig statesman. Somers first came to national attention in the trial of the Seven Bishops where he was on their defence cou…
John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, English jurist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1651)
Roger Cotes was an English mathematician, known for working closely with Isaac Newton by proofreading the second edition of his famous book, the Principia, before publication. He a…
Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (born 1682)
Banda Singh Bahadur was a Sikh military commander of the Khalsa Army. At age 15, he left home to become an ascetic, and was given the name Madho Das Bairagi. He established a monas…
Banda Singh Bahadur, Indian commander (born 1670)
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
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)
Johann Friedrich Doles was a German composer and pupil of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Johann Friedrich Doles, German composer and conductor (died 1797)
Franz Sparry was a composer of the Baroque period.
Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (died 1767)
Richard Graves was an English cleric, poet, and novelist. He is remembered especially for his picaresque novel The Spiritual Quixote (1773).
Richard Graves, English minister and author (died 1804)
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach was a German musician. It is not known whether he composed, and his career as an organist is not in itself notable, but his life throws light on his …
Johann Gottfried Bernhard Bach, German organist (died 1739)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, comte de Lyonnais was a French cardinal and diplomat. He was the sixth member elected to occupy Seat 3 of the Académie française in 1744. Bern…
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (died 1794)
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax was a British politician and poet. He was the grandson of the 1st Earl of Manchester and was eventually ennobled himself, first as Baron Halifa…
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1661)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a variety of instruments and forms, including the or…
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the
Anton Raaff was a German tenor from Gelsdorf near Bonn.
Anton Raaff, German tenor (died 1797)
Dom Joseph I, known as the Reformer, was King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death in 1777. Among other activities, he was devoted to hunting and the opera. His government…
Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death (died 1777)
César-François Cassini de Thury, also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer.
César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (died 1784)
Nathaniel Lawrence was an English politician who served as MP for Colchester in 1685.
Nathaniel Lawrence, English politician (born c