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⚫ ]: The ].]]
{{Year article header|1703}} In the ] it was a ], one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar. {{Year article header|1703}} In the ] it was a ], one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.


== Events == == Events ==
⚫ <onlyinclude>]: The ] strikes Britain (November 26 by the calendar in use locally)]]
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=== January&ndash;March ===
⚫ * ] &ndash; The ]n town of ], a center of trade in the ] and at this time the largest city in the ], is destroyed by a fire. British ships in the harbor are able to rescue much of the merchandise that has been unloaded on the docks, but the inventory in market-places in town is destroyed.<ref name=Fires>"Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p47</ref>
⚫ * ] &ndash; ]: The magnitude 6.7 Norcia earthquake affects ] with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). With a death toll of 6,240–9,761, it is the first in a sequence of three destructive events.
⚫ * ] &ndash; ]: The magnitude 6.2 Montereale earthquake causes damage at Accumoli, Armatrice, Cittareale and Montereale, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe'').
⚫ * ] (] of previous year in the ]) &ndash; Akō incident: In Japan, ] (independent ]) assassinate '']'' ], the enemy of their former lord ], at his own mansion as a vengeance; for which they are compelled to commit suicide on March 20.
⚫ * ] &ndash; ]: The magnitude 6.7 L'Aquila earthquake affects Central Italy, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). In the final large event (an example of ]), damage occurs as far distant as Rome, with landslides, liquefaction, slope failures and at least 2,500 deaths.
* ]–] &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; French forces under the command of the ] capture the fortress of the ] at ], opposite ] on the ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; Soldiers at ] celebrate ], starting the tradition for ].
* ] &ndash; The ] goes into effect in England, providing for the forcible enlistment of able-bodied but unemployed men into the English Army and Royal Navy in order to fight in ] in ]. The Act expires at the end of February 1704.
* ] &ndash; The landmark English court case of '']'' is decided by the ], beginning the end of the monopoly that the ] has over the practice of medicine.
* ] &ndash; The ] begins as an English expeditionary force, led by ] and ], lands at ] and attempts to take over the French-held island. The English fleet departs on May 15 after being unable to capture Guadeloupe.<ref>{{cite book|chapter=High Tide of Empire (1700-1777)|title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present|first=David|last=Marley|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=1998|page=225}}</ref>
* ] (] in the Chinese calendar) &ndash; 46 of the ] of Japan carry out an order of '']'' (ritual suicide) for the killing they committed on January 30. The punishment is given by the ] ]. The story continues to be dramatized more than 300 years later in '']'' theater, novels and film.
* ] &ndash; ] is freed from the ] in ] after more than seven years imprisonment for heresy.


=== January&ndash;June === === April&ndash;June ===
⚫ * ] &ndash; The ]n town of ], a center of trade in the Western Hemisphere and, at the time, the largest city in the Caribbean, is destroyed by a fire. British ships in the harbor are able to rescue much of the merchandise that has been unloaded on the docks, but the inventory in marketplaces in town is destroyed.<ref name=Fires> "Fires, Great", in ''The Insurance Cyclopeadia: Being an Historical Treasury of Events and Circumstances Connected with the Origin and Progress of Insurance'', Cornelius Walford, ed. (C. and E. Layton, 1876) p47 </ref>
⚫ * ] &ndash; The magnitude 6.7 ] affects ] with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). With a death toll of 6,240–9,761, it is the first in a sequence of three destructive events.
⚫ * ] &ndash; The magnitude 6.2 ] causes damage at Accumoli, Armatrice, Cittareale, and Montereale, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (''Severe'').
⚫ * ] (] of previous year in the ]) &ndash; In Japan, ] assassinate '']'' ], the enemy of their former lord ], at his own mansion as a vengeance; 46 of the 47 ] commit ], a ritual suicide on ] (] in the Chinese calendar).
⚫ * ] &ndash; Soldiers at '']'' celebrate ], starting the tradition for ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; The magnitude 6.7 ] affects Central Italy, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). In the final large event (an example of ]), damage occurs as far distant as Rome, with landslides, liquefaction, slope failures and 2,500–3,000 deaths.
* ] &ndash; The ''Company of Quenching of Fire'' (i.e., a ]) is founded in ], Scotland. * ] &ndash; The ''Company of Quenching of Fire'' (i.e., a ]) is founded in ], Scotland.
* ] &ndash; Portugal joins the ]. * ] &ndash; Portugal joins the ].
* ] (May 16 ]) &ndash; The city of ], Russia is founded, following ]'s reconquest of ] from ], during the ]. * ] (May 16 ]) &ndash; The city of ], Russia is founded, following ]'s reconquest of ] from ] during the ].
* ] &ndash; Hungarians ] under Prince ]. * ] &ndash; ]: Hungarians rebel under Prince ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; Bavarian troops, who during the so-called ] have invaded ], besiege ]. Fires break out on the outskirts that engulf the town, destroy it and reach the powder store of the supposedly impregnable ]. The enormous gunpowder supplies explode and Kufstein has to surrender on ]. This same day the Tyrolese surrender in ]; two days later ] is captured and ] is cleared without a fight on ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; The completed ] is presented in the ], the first complete ] of any country.
* ] &ndash; ] (War of the Spanish Succession): The French surround a smaller Dutch force, which however breaks out and retires to safety.
⚫ * ] &ndash; Bavarian troops, who during the so-called ] had invaded ], besiege ]. Fires break out on the outskirts that engulf the town, destroy it and reach the powder store of the supposedly impregnable ]. The enormous gunpowder supplies explode and Kufstein has to surrender on ]. That same day the Tyrolese surrender in ]; two days later ] is captured and ] is cleared without a fight on ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; The completed ] is presented in the ], the first complete ] of any country.


=== July&ndash;December === === July&ndash;September ===
* ] &ndash; After their victories at the Pontlatzer Bridge and the ], Tyrolese farmers drive out the Bavarian Elector, Maximilian II Emanuel, from North Tyrol and thus prevent the Bavarian Army, which is allied with France, from marching on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession. This success, at low cost, is the signal for the rebellion of the Tyrolese against Bavaria, and Elector Maximilian II Emanuel has to flee from Innsbruck. The Bavarian Army withdraws through ] back to Bavaria. * ] &ndash; After their victories at the Pontlatzer Bridge and the ], Tyrolese farmers drive out the Bavarian Elector, ], from North Tyrol and thus prevent the Bavarian Army, which is allied with France, from marching on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession. This success, at low cost, is the signal for the rebellion of the Tyrolese against Bavaria, and Elector Maximilian II Emanuel has to flee from Innsbruck. The Bavarian Army withdraws through ] back to Bavaria.
* ]&ndash;] &ndash; ] is placed in a ], then imprisoned for four months for the crime of ] after publishing his ] political ] '']'' (1702) (his release is granted in mid-November). * ]–] &ndash; ] is placed in a ] in London, then imprisoned until mid-November for the crime of ] after publishing his ] political ] '']'' (1702).
* ] &ndash; ]: Sultan ] of the ] is dethroned. * ] &ndash; ]: Sultan ] of the ] is dethroned.
* ] &ndash; ]: The town of ] is retaken for France by ]. * ] &ndash; ]: The town of ] is retaken for France by ].
* ] &ndash; ]: ] Archduke ] is proclaimed King of Spain, but never exercises full rule. * ] &ndash; ]: ] Archduke ] is proclaimed King of Spain, but never exercises full rule.

* ] &ndash; A whirlwind blows down the tower of the Gan Takal in ], capital of ], killing 30.
=== October&ndash;December ===
* ] &ndash; Nine Roman Catholic residents of the French village of ] are massacred by a mob of more than 800 French Huguenot Protestants, the ]. A reprisal against Protestants in the nearby village of Branoux is made less than three weeks later.
* ] &ndash; ], a 24-year-old barmaid in ], ], becomes the first person to be killed in ] by a ]. While working at the White Lion Inn, where a group of wild animals is on exhibit, she is mauled after bothering the tiger.
* ] &ndash; More than 47 ] in the village of ] are massacred by Roman Catholic vigilantes in reprisal for the October 11 attack on nearby Sainte-Cécile, slightly more than two miles away.
* ] * ]
** ]: ] (in modern-day Germany) &ndash; The French defeat a German relief army, allowing the French to take the besieged town of ] two days later, for which Tallard is made a Marshal of France. ** ]: ] (in modern-day Germany) &ndash; The French defeat a German relief army, allowing the French to take the besieged town of ] two days later, for which Tallard is made a Marshal of France.
** ]: ] (in modern-day ]) &ndash; The ]s defeat the Austrians and their allies (], ] and the ]). ** ]: ] (in modern-day ]) &ndash; The ]s defeat the Austrians and their allies (], ] and the ]).
* ] &ndash; The ] dies in the ], in France. * ] &ndash; The so-called ] dies in the ]. He is buried under the name of "Marchioly".
* ] &ndash; ] is elected president of the ] in London, a position he will hold until his death in ]. * ] &ndash; ] is elected president of the ] of London, a position he will hold until his death in ].
* ]&ndash;] (November 26&ndash;29 ]) &ndash; The ], an Atlantic ], ravages southern England and the ], killing at least 8,000, mostly at sea. The ] off ] is destroyed in the storm together with its designer ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|access-date=2018-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817164123/http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|archive-date=2007-08-17}}</ref> * ]–] (November 26–29 ]) &ndash; The ], an ], ravages southern England and the ], killing at least 8,000, mostly at sea. The ] off ] is destroyed in the storm together with its designer ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|title=Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750|access-date=2018-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817164123/http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1700-1750|archive-date=2007-08-17}}</ref> and many buildings on land are damaged.
* ] &ndash; Portugal and England sign the ], which gives preference to Portuguese wines imported into England. * ] &ndash; Portugal and England sign the ], which gives preference to Portuguese wines imported into England.
* ] &ndash; ] succeeds the deposed ], as ]. * ] &ndash; ] succeeds the deposed ] as ].


=== Date unknown === === Date unknown ===
* French-born imposter ] arrives in London. * French-born imposter ] arrives in London.
* Between 1702 and 1703, an epidemic of ] breaks out in ], in which 2,000-3,000 people die (300-400 in ]).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lessard|first1=Rénald|title=L'Épidémie de variole de 1702-1703|journal=Cap-aux-Diamants : La Revue d'histoire du Québec|date=1995|volume=42|page=51|language=fr}}</ref> * Between 1702 and 1703 – An epidemic of ] breaks out in ], in which 2,000-3,000 people die (300-400 in ]).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Lessard|first1=Rénald|title=L'Épidémie de variole de 1702-1703|journal=Cap-aux-Diamants: La revue d'histoire du Québec|date=1995|volume=42|page=51|language=fr}}</ref></onlyinclude>
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== Births == == Births ==
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=== January&ndash;March === === January&ndash;March ===
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Prussian army commander (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English politician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French administrator and civil engineer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French administrator and civil engineer (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ] (d. ]) ** ], Scottish peer (d. ])
** ] (d. ]) ** ], French archbishop (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French obstetrician who practised medicine in Paris (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French obstetrician, medical practitioner in Paris (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German theologian and minister (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German theologian and minister (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], French princess by birth, member of the House of Bourbon (d. ]) ** ], French princess by birth, member of the House of Bourbon (d. ])
** ] (d. ]) ** ], English politician (d. ])
** ], German physician and naturalist (d. ]) ** ], German physician and naturalist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Belgian composer and violinist (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Belgian composer and violinist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Irish-French slave trader and Jacobite (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German priest (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German priest (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French author and bookseller (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French author and bookseller (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Welsh writer and editor (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Welsh writer and editor (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French military figure and Basque writer and historian (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], French historian and bibliographer (d. ]) ** ], French historian and bibliographer (d. ])
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* ] &ndash; ], Irish-born religious leader (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Irish-born religious leader (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Italian Rococo painter (d. ]) ** ], Italian Rococo painter (d. ])<ref>{{cite book|title=Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GNdGAQAAIAAJ|year=1996|publisher=City Art Museum of St. Louis|page=31}}</ref>
** ], soldier (d. ]) ** ], soldier in New France (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English bookseller, poet, playwright and miscellaneous writer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English politician and fortune hunter (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Attorney-General for Ireland (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French magistrate and politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French magistrate and politician (d. ])
* ] (N. S.) &ndash; ], Russian poet (d. ]) * ] (N. S.) &ndash; ], Russian poet (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Royal Navy officer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British Royal Navy officer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], organist (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Thuringian organist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Swedish cookbook author (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Swedish cookbook author (d. ])<ref>{{cite book|title=Wine and Food|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0sMzAQAAIAAJ|year=1962|publisher=Wine and Food Society|page=165}}</ref>


=== April&ndash;June === === April&ndash;June ===
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French violin maker (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French lawyer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French lawyer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Spanish Jesuit (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Spanish Jesuit (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], antiquary (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English antiquary (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German composer and choir leader (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German composer and choir leader (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], British Army officer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British Army officer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German noblewoman (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German noblewoman (d. ])
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* ] * ]
** ], French engraver (d. ]) ** ], French engraver (d. ])
** ] (d. ]) ** ], Turkish Sufi saint (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French archer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], priest in the Church of England (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], priest in the Church of England (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Irish landowner (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French physician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French physician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ] (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], first president of Yale University (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], first president of Yale University (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English founder of Methodism and anti-slavery activist (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English founder of Methodism and anti-slavery activist (d. ])<ref>{{cite book|author=John Wesley|title=Life of the Rev. John Wesley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G8FjAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA125|year=1833|publisher=R. T. S.|pages=125}}</ref>


=== July&ndash;September === === July&ndash;September ===
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English Anglican priest and academic (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], American merchant and mayor of Philadelphia (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], American merchant and mayor of Philadelphia (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Anglican priest in Ireland (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Anglican priest in Ireland (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Swedish admiral and statesman (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], merchant in colonial Boston (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], merchant in colonial Boston (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Italian Jesuit leader (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Italian Jesuit leader (d. ])
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* ] &ndash; ], cardinal (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], cardinal (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], British landowner and politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British landowner and politician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French chemist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Hanover-born British courtier and politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Hanover-born British courtier and politician (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], French painter (d. ])<ref>{{cite book|author1=William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland|author2=Charles Fairfax Murray|title=Catalogue of the Pictures Belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland: At Welbeck Abbey, and in London. 1894|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ENCAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA165|year=1894|publisher=Pr. at the Chiswick Press|pages=165}}</ref>
** ], French painter (d. ])
** ], Norwegian civil servant and county governor (d. ]) ** ], Norwegian civil servant and county governor (d. ])
** ], French botanist and scientist (d. ]) ** ], French botanist and scientist (d. ])
** ] (d. ]) ** ], Irish-born American silversmith (d. ])


=== October&ndash;December === === October&ndash;December ===
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* ] * ]
** ], French economist (d. ]) ** ], French economist (d. ])
** ] (d. ]) ** ], English politician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English politician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Scottish landowner and physician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Scottish landowner and physician (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ], Danish merchant (d. ]) ** ], Danish merchant (d. ])
** ], French mathematician (d. ]) ** ], French mathematician (d. ]
* ] &ndash; ], Scottish surgeon who advocated curative excision for cancer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Scottish surgeon, advocate of curative excision for cancer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Danish politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Danish politician (d. ])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0191.html |title=Danneskiold-Samsøe, Frederik |publisher=Danish Biographical Encyclopedia |language=Danish |access-date=16 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011130547/http://runeberg.org/dbl/4/0191.html |archive-date=2016-10-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Italian composer and violinist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], pioneer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German-born pioneer in the colony of Virginia (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Scottish army commander in Canada and Dominica during the Seven Years' War (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Scottish army commander in Canada and Dominica during the Seven Years' War (d. ])
* ] * ]
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* ] &ndash; ], French astronomer and botanist (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French astronomer and botanist (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English actor and writer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English actor and writer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], colonial governor of the Province of New York (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Croatian explorer (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Croatian Jesuit missionary, explorer and cartographer (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], British lawyer and inventor who produced the first achromatic lenses (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British lawyer and inventor who produced the first achromatic lenses (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Danish sculptor of English parentage (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Danish sculptor of English parentage (d. ])
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* ] &ndash; ], career British Army officer and politician (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], career British Army officer and politician (d. ])
* ] * ]
** ] (d. ]) ** ], Russian navigator (d. ])
** ], Danish landowner and supercargo of the Danish Asia Company (d. ]) ** ], Danish landowner and supercargo of the Danish Asia Company (d. ])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; ], English bare-knuckle fighter who produced the earliest known rules of boxing (d. ]) *''date unknown'' &ndash; ], German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist (d. ])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; ], Japanese poet (d. ])


== Deaths == == Deaths ==
⚫ ]]]
]]]
* ] &ndash; ], Spanish writer (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Spanish writer (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German classical scholar and critic (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German classical scholar and critic (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|first=William|last=Nicolson|title=The London Diaries of William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle 1702-1718|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r-UgAAAAMAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-822404-4|page=198}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], Swedish engineer, soldier and field marshal (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Swedish engineer, soldier and field marshal (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], king of ] (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ] (b. ])
* ] * ]
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* ] &ndash; ], British noble (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British noble (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ] of England (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ] of England (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English scientist (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|author=Richard Nichols|title=Robert Hooke and the Royal Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLgoAQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Book Guild|isbn=978-1-85776-465-9|page=50}}</ref>
⚫ ]]]
⚫ * ] &ndash; ], English scientist (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ] (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], German composer (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], German composer (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|author=Boston Symphony Orchestra|title=Programme|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oLAqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA403|year=1894|publisher=The Orchestra|pages=403}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], Governor of Jersey (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Governor of Jersey (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English royal chaplain (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|author=Joseph Addison|title=The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqdEAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA345|year=1877|publisher=George Bell & Son|pages=345}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; ], English priest (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English royal chaplain (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English Member of Parliament (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English Member of Parliament (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ] (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French author (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French author (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|author1=Charles Perrault|author2=Neil Philip|title=The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ey4pUNE8NkMC&pg=PA125|year=1993|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=0-395-57002-6|pages=125}}</ref>
* ] * ]
** ], French politician (b. ]) ** ], French politician (b. ])
** ], English civil servant and diarist (b. ])<ref>{{cite book|author=Samuel Pepys|title=Private Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers of Samuel Pepys, 1679-1703: In the Possession of J. Pepys Cockerell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=32I0AAAAIAAJ|year=1926|publisher=G. Bell and sons, Limited|page=137}}</ref>
** ], English civil servant and diarist (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], French adventurer (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], French adventurer (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English politician (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English politician (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Dutch naval captain (b. 1637) * ] &ndash; ], Dutch naval captain (b. 1637)
* ] * ]
** ], prince during the Qing Dynasty (b. ]) ** ], prince during the Qing dynasty (b. ])
** ], German-born nobleman (b. ]) ** ], German-born nobleman (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Chinese Qing Dynasty prince (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Chinese Qing dynasty prince (b. ])
* ] &ndash; ], British hat maker (b. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British hat maker (b. ])
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== References == == References ==

Latest revision as of 12:58, 11 November 2024

Calendar year
Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
1703 by topic
Arts and science
Countries
Lists of leaders
Birth and death categories
Establishments and disestablishments categories
Works category
1703 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1703
MDCCIII
Ab urbe condita2456
Armenian calendar1152
ԹՎ ՌՃԾԲ
Assyrian calendar6453
Balinese saka calendar1624–1625
Bengali calendar1109–1110
Berber calendar2653
English Regnal year1 Ann. 1 – 2 Ann. 1
Buddhist calendar2247
Burmese calendar1065
Byzantine calendar7211–7212
Chinese calendar壬午年 (Water Horse)
4400 or 4193
    — to —
癸未年 (Water Goat)
4401 or 4194
Coptic calendar1419–1420
Discordian calendar2869
Ethiopian calendar1695–1696
Hebrew calendar5463–5464
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1759–1760
 - Shaka Samvat1624–1625
 - Kali Yuga4803–4804
Holocene calendar11703
Igbo calendar703–704
Iranian calendar1081–1082
Islamic calendar1114–1115
Japanese calendarGenroku 16
(元禄１６年)
Javanese calendar1626–1627
Julian calendarGregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar4036
Minguo calendar209 before ROC
民前209年
Nanakshahi calendar235
Thai solar calendar2245–2246
Tibetan calendar阳水马年
(male Water-Horse)
1829 or 1448 or 676
    — to —
阴水羊年
(female Water-Goat)
1830 or 1449 or 677

1703 (MDCCIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1703rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 703rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 3rd year of the 18th century, and the 4th year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1703, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Calendar year

In the Swedish calendar it was a common year starting on Thursday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.

Events

December 7: The Great Storm of 1703 strikes Britain (November 26 by the calendar in use locally)

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Date unknown

Births

Daniel-Charles Trudaine born 3 January
Peter Warren (Royal Navy officer) born 10 March
Edmund Law born 6 June
John Wesley born 28 June
Muhammad Ibrahim (Mughal emperor) born 9 August
Jean-Louis Calandrini born 30 August
Jonathan Edwards (theologian) born 5 October
Louise Levesque born 23 November
Simon Carl Stanley born 12 December

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Deaths

Robert Hooke
Man in the Iron Mask

References

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  2. Marley, David (1998). "High Tide of Empire (1700-1777)". Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 225.
  3. "Icons, a portrait of England 1700-1750". Archived from the original on August 17, 2007. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
  4. Lessard, Rénald (1995). "L'Épidémie de variole de 1702-1703". Cap-aux-Diamants: La revue d'histoire du Québec (in French). 42: 51.
  5. Bulletin. City Art Museum of St. Louis. 1996. p. 31.
  6. Wine and Food. Wine and Food Society. 1962. p. 165.
  7. John Wesley (1833). Life of the Rev. John Wesley. R. T. S. p. 125.
  8. William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish-Bentinck Duke of Portland; Charles Fairfax Murray (1894). Catalogue of the Pictures Belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland: At Welbeck Abbey, and in London. 1894. Pr. at the Chiswick Press. p. 165.
  9. "Danneskiold-Samsøe, Frederik" (in Danish). Danish Biographical Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  10. Nicolson, William (1985). The London Diaries of William Nicolson, Bishop of Carlisle 1702-1718. Oxford University Press. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-19-822404-4.
  11. Richard Nichols (1999). Robert Hooke and the Royal Society. Book Guild. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-85776-465-9.
  12. Boston Symphony Orchestra (1894). Programme. The Orchestra. p. 403.
  13. Joseph Addison (1877). The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison. George Bell & Son. p. 345.
  14. Charles Perrault; Neil Philip (1993). The Complete Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 125. ISBN 0-395-57002-6.
  15. Samuel Pepys (1926). Private Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers of Samuel Pepys, 1679-1703: In the Possession of J. Pepys Cockerell. G. Bell and sons, Limited. p. 137.
  16. Eisler, Paul E. (1972). World Chronology of Music History: 1594-1684. Oceana Publications. p. 432. ISBN 978-0-379-16082-6.
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