1710s
The 1710's decade ran from January 1, 1710, to December 31, 1710.
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1710
January–June
- February 28 (Swedish calendar) – Battle of Helsingborg: Fourteen thousand Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally large Swedish army under Magnus Stenbock.
- April 10 – The world's first copyright legislation, Britain's Statute of Anne, becomes effective.[1]
- April 19 – Anne, Queen of Great Britain, meets the Four Mohawk Kings.[2]
- June – Protestant Swiss and German Palatines under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Bern, Switzerland.
- June 8 – The Tuscarora nation sends a petition to the Province of Pennsylvania, protesting the seizure of their lands and enslavement of their people by citizens of the Province of Carolina.
July–December
- August 20 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Saragossa: The Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by the Marquis de Bay is soundly defeated by the forces of the Habsburg Monarchy under Guido Starhemberg and their allies.[3]
- October 13 – Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port Royal gives the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
Date unknown
- In Sweden, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala is founded as the Collegium curiosorum.
- John Smithwick begins brewing Smithwick's ale at Kilkenny, Ireland (St. Francis Abbey Brewery).[4]
- Beijing becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Istanbul.[5]
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References
- ↑ Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
- ↑ "Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center". Archived from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ Kamen, Henry (2000). Felipe V, el rey que reinó dos veces. Historia (3rd ed.). Madrid: Temas de Hoy. pp. 96–97. ISBN 8478808477.
- ↑ "Smithwick's History". Smithwick's. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ 1987 estimate. Rosenberg, Matt T. "Largest Cities Through History". About.com Geography. Retrieved 2012-08-20.