1702 in England

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Events from the year 1702 in the Kingdom of England.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] Events

• 8 March (O.S.) 19 March (N.S.)- William III dies; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England. ^[1]
• 11 March (O.S.) 22 March (N.S.)- The first regular English language newspaper, The Daily Courant is published for the first time. ^[1]
• June - Queen Anne's Captain-General John Churchill forces the surrender of Kaiserswerth on the Rhine.
• September - Churchill forces the surrender of Venlo on the River Meuse.
• 27 October - English troops plunder St. Augustine in Florida.
• October - George Rooke fails to take Cádiz, but captures a Spanish treasure fleet and destroys French and Spanish warships. Churchill forces the surrender of Liège.
• 14 December - John Churchill is created Duke of Marlborough.

[edit] Births

• 26 June - Philip Doddridge, religious leader (d. 1751)

[edit] Deaths

• 8 March - King William III (b. 1650, The Hague, Netherlands)
• 23 April - Margaret Fell, Quaker leader (b. 1614)
• 28 September - Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, statesman (b. 1640)
• 4 November - John Benbow, admiral (b. 1653)

[edit] References