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== Events == == Events ==
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=== January&ndash;March === === January&ndash;March ===
* ] &ndash; A total solar eclipse is visible from the southern ]. * ] &ndash; A total solar eclipse is visible from the southern ].
* ] &ndash; In North America, ships from ] arrive at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff, to build '']'' (future ]), to become the capital of ]. * ] &ndash; In North America, ships from ] arrive at Twenty-Seven Mile Bluff to build '']'' (future ]), to become the capital of ].
* ] &ndash; The ], commander of the French Army, is taken as a prisoner of war by the Austrian Army during the ] * ] &ndash; The ], commander of the French Army, is taken as a prisoner of war by the Austrian Army during the ] (]).
* ] (February 20 O.S.) &ndash; King ] is fatally injured in an accident when he is thrown from his horse, "Sorrel", while riding in ] near London. Already in poor health before the accident, he dies from his injuries 16 days later at the age of 51.<ref>Arthur Lyon Cross, ''A History of England and Greater Britain'' (Macmillan, 1917) p. 648</ref> * ] (February 20 O.S.) &ndash; King ] is fatally injured in an accident when he is thrown from his horse, "Sorrel", when it trips on a molehill in ] near London. Already in poor health before the accident, he dies from complications 16 days later at the age of 51.<ref>Arthur Lyon Cross, ''A History of England and Greater Britain'' (Macmillan, 1917) p. 648</ref>
* ] &ndash; An earthquake in the middle of the ] valley in Italy, east of ], kills 400 people. * ] &ndash; An earthquake in the middle of the ] valley in Italy, east of ], kills 400 people.
* ] (March 8 ]) &ndash; ], daughter of the late ] and younger sister of his successor, ] (who had reigned jointly with her husband, William III, as "William and Mary" until her death in 1694), ascends the English, Scottish and Irish thrones upon William's death. In her first speech to the English Parliament, made three days later, she tells the assembly "As I know my heart to be entirely English, I can very sincerely assure you there is not anything you can expect or desire from me which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness and prosperity of England."<ref>Maureen Waller, ''Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England'' (John Murray, 2006) p. 313</ref> Anne is the mother of 17 children by her husband, ] and Norway, but none will survive childhood, and she will die without an heir, bringing an end to the reign of the House of Stuart and enabling the ]. After the death of William, the ] do not appoint a new ], and so the ] becomes a true ] again. * ] (March 8 ]) &ndash; ], daughter of the late ] and younger sister of his successor, ] (who had reigned jointly with her husband, William III, as William and Mary until her death in 1694), ascends the English, Scottish and Irish thrones upon William's death. In her first speech to the English Parliament, made three days later, she tells the assembly "As I know my heart to be entirely English, I can very sincerely assure you there is not anything you can expect or desire from me which I shall not be ready to do for the happiness and prosperity of England."<ref>Maureen Waller, ''Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England'' (John Murray, 2006) p. 313</ref> Anne is the mother of 17 children by her husband, ] and Norway, but none will survive childhood, and she will die without an heir, bringing an end to the reign of the House of Stuart and enabling the ]. After the death of William, the ] do not appoint a new ], and so the ] becomes a true ] again, starting the ].
* ] (March 11 ]) &ndash; The first regular English-language national newspaper, '']'', begins publication<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> on ] in the ]; it covers only foreign news. * ] (March 11 ]) &ndash; The first regular English-language national newspaper, '']'', begins publication<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref> on ] in the ], initially by ]; it covers only foreign news.
* ] &ndash; ]: The ] army of about 240 men, under the command of Alexander Hummerhielm, is defeated by the Polish–Saxon army of 6,000 men, under ]. * ] &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; The ] army of about 240 men under the command of Alexander Hummerhielm is defeated by the Polish–Saxon army of 6,000 men under ].


=== April&ndash;June === === April&ndash;June ===
* ] &ndash; The ] ship ''Merestein'' strikes rocks and sinks in ] off Jutten Island, Africa with the loss of 101 of the 200 people on board. * ] &ndash; The ] ship ''Merestein'' strikes rocks and sinks in ] off Jutten Island, Africa with the loss of 101 of the 200 people on board.
* ] &ndash; Volcanic eruption of Changbaishan volcano (also known as ]) takes place. * ] &ndash; Volcanic eruption of Changbaishan volcano (also known as ]) on the China/Korea border takes place.
* ] &ndash; The British ], encompassing all of the modern-day U.S. state of ] and portions of ], is created as proprietary owners in the provinces of ] and ] surrender their rights to the Crown.<ref>, by Joseph R. Klett (New Jersey State Archives, 2014) p. 5</ref> * ] &ndash; The British ], encompassing all of the modern-day U.S. state of ] and portions of ], is created as proprietary owners in the provinces of ] and ] surrender their rights to the Crown.<ref>, by Joseph R. Klett (New Jersey State Archives, 2014) p. 5</ref>
* ] &ndash; Comet ] is discovered and passes within 0.0435 ] (a little more than four million miles or 6.5 million km) of the Earth. * ] &ndash; Comet ] is discovered and passes within 0.0435 ] (a little more than four million miles or 6.5 million km) of the Earth.
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* ] (]) &ndash; ]: War is declared on France by the ] (], ] and ]). * ] (]) &ndash; ]: War is declared on France by the ] (], ] and ]).
* ] (May 4 O.S.) &ndash; King ] and his troops walk unopposed into ] after troops capture the city.<ref>Theodore Ayrault Dodge, ''Gustavus Adolphus'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1890) p. 838</ref> * ] (May 4 O.S.) &ndash; King ] and his troops walk unopposed into ] after troops capture the city.<ref>Theodore Ayrault Dodge, ''Gustavus Adolphus'' (Houghton Mifflin, 1890) p. 838</ref>
* ] &ndash; Much of the city of ], ] is destroyed by fire. * ] &ndash; Much of the city of ], ] is destroyed in a fire.
* ] &ndash; Over 90% of the city of ], ] is destroyed and reduced to ashes in a Great Fire. * ] &ndash; Over 90% of the city of ], ] is destroyed and reduced to ashes in a Great Fire.
* ] &ndash; English General ], later the Duke of Marlborough, takes command of the alliance of English, Dutch and German troops in the ].<ref name=Falkner>James Falkner, ''Marlborough's War Machine 1702-1711'' (Pen & Sword Military, 2014) p. 16</ref> * ] &ndash; English General ], later the Duke of Marlborough, takes command of the alliance of English, Dutch and German troops in the ].<ref name=Falkner>James Falkner, ''Marlborough's War Machine 1702-1711'' (Pen & Sword Military, 2014) p. 16</ref>
*] &ndash; Anglo-Dutch forces ] before the walls of ] and prevent its fall.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wijn |first=J.W. |title=Het Staatsche Leger: Deel VIII Het tijdperk van de Spaanse Successieoorlog (The Dutch States Army: Part VIII The era of the War of the Spanish Succession) |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |date=1956|language=Dutch}}</ref>
* ] &ndash; Queen Anne's Captain-General, John Churchill, forces the surrender of ] on the Rhine after a siege that began on April 18.<ref name=Lynn> John A. Lynn, ''The Wars of Louis XIV 1667-1714'' (Taylor & Francis, 2013)</ref> * ] &ndash; Queen Anne's Captain-General, John Churchill, forces the surrender of ] on the Rhine after a siege that began on April 18.<ref name=Lynn> John A. Lynn, ''The Wars of Louis XIV 1667-1714'' (Taylor & Francis, 2013)</ref>
* ] &ndash; the ] ] founds a settlement on ] (now called Côn Sơn Island) off the coast of southern ] as an '']'' for ships travelling between India and China. * ] &ndash; The ] ] founds a settlement on ] (modern-day Côn Sơn Island) off the coast of southern ] as an '']'' for ships travelling between India and China.
* ] &ndash; The premiere of the opera ''L'Offendere per amore overo la Telesilla'' by ] takes place in ]. * ] &ndash; The premiere of the opera ''L'Offendere per amore overo la Telesilla'' by ] takes place in ].


=== July&ndash;September === === July&ndash;September ===
* ] (July 8 O.S.; July 9 ]) &ndash; ]: ] decisively defeats the ]-] army as part of the ]. * ] (July 8 O.S.; July 9 ]) &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; ] decisively defeats the ]-] army.
* ] &ndash; The first performance of the opera '']'' by ] takes place at the ]. * ] &ndash; The first performance of the opera '']'' by ] takes place at the ].
* ] * ]
** ] hostilities begin in France with the assassination at ] of a local embodiment of royal oppression, ], the Abbé of Chaila.<ref name=Lynn/> ** ] hostilities begin in France with the assassination at ] of a local embodiment of royal oppression, ], the Abbé of Chaila.<ref name=Lynn/>
** A total eclipse of the sun is visible on a path crossing the northern Pacific Ocean and Central America. ** A total eclipse of the sun is visible on a path crossing the northern Pacific Ocean and Central America.
* ] (July 19 O.S.; July 20 ]) &ndash; ]: Russia defeats Sweden during the ]. * ] (July 19 O.S.; July 20 ]) &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; Russia defeats Sweden.
* ] &ndash; ], Poland, is captured by Swedish army during the ]. * ] &ndash; ]: ], Poland, is captured by the Swedish army.
* ] &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; Forces of the ] fail to break through the French-Savoyard position in Lombardy.
* ] &ndash; The ] (War of the Spanish Succession) ends after 3 months with forces of the ] capturing the fortress town in the ] from a French garrison.
* ] &ndash; ] occults ]. * ] &ndash; ] occults ].
* ] &ndash; General ] forces the surrender of ] on the ].<ref name=Lynn/> * ] &ndash; General ] forces the surrender of ] on the ].<ref name=Lynn/>
* ] &ndash; ]: ] &ndash; A month-long Anglo-Dutch amphibious operation under English Admiral Sir ] fails to take the Spanish port.<ref name=Seapower>{{cite book|first=Richard|last=Harding|title=Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=2002|page=169}}</ref>


=== October&ndash;December === === October&ndash;December ===
* ] &ndash; The founding deed of the ] is signed by the Holy Roman Emperor ] of the House of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia. * ] &ndash; The founding deed of the ] is signed by the Holy Roman Emperor ] of the House of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia.
* ] &ndash; Russian troops ], and capture it after 15 days. * ] &ndash; Great Northern War: Russian troops ], and capture it after 15 days.
⚫ * ] &ndash; War of the Spanish Succession: ] &ndash; ] defeats forces of the ].
* ] &ndash; Sir ] fails in his initial attempt to take ], but captures a ] and destroys French and Spanish ]s.<ref>Richard Harding, ''Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830'' (Taylor & Francis, 2002) p. 169</ref>
⚫ * ] &ndash; Queen Anne's War: ] &ndash; Spanish and ] ] forces fail in their attack against ] Indians, supported by English traders, in the modern-day U.S. state of ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; The ] takes place between ] and the ].
⚫ * ] &ndash; ]: Spanish and ] ] forces fail in their attack against ] Indians, supported by English traders, in what is now the state of ].
* ] &ndash; The opera '']'' by ] is premiered at the ] for the birthday of King ]. * ] &ndash; The opera '']'' by ] is premiered at the ] for the birthday of King ].
* ] * ] &ndash; War of the Spanish Succession:
**]: English and Dutch forces capture the defended harbor of ]. **] &ndash; Anglo-Dutch naval forces under English Admiral Sir ] capture the defended Spanish port of ] and take or destroy all the ] and escorting French ]s there.<ref name=Seapower/>
**] forces the surrender of ]. **] forces the surrender of ].
* ] &ndash; English troops plunder ], ]. * ] &ndash; Queen Anne's War in North America: English troops plunder ], ].
* ] &ndash; Sieur Juchereau, Lieutenant General of ], establishes the first trading post on the ] in order to trade ] hides with ]. The site of the trading post may be the modern-day location of ]. * ] &ndash; Sieur Juchereau, Lieutenant General of ], establishes the first trading post on the ] in order to trade ] hides with ]. The site of the trading post may be the modern-day location of ].
* ] &ndash; The first performance of the opera '']'' by ] takes place at the ] in Paris. * ] &ndash; The first performance of the opera '']'' by ] takes place at the ] in Paris.
* ] &ndash; ] in North America: The ] opens; English forces besiege ], ]. * ] &ndash; ] in North America: The ] opens as English forces besiege ], ].
* ] &ndash; The opera ''La Clemenza d'Augusto'' by ] is premiered in ]. * ] &ndash; The opera ''La Clemenza d'Augusto'' by ] is premiered in ].
* ] &ndash; The ] pinnace ''Amsterdam'' founders en route to ] from Bombay during a storm. All hands are lost. * ] &ndash; The ] ship ''Amsterdam'' (1691) founders en route from Bombay to ] during a storm with the loss of all hands.
* ] &ndash; ] is created ]. * ] &ndash; ] is created ].
* ] &ndash; The ] in Spanish Florida is lifted. * ] &ndash; ]: The ] in Spanish Florida is lifted.


=== Date unknown === === Date unknown ===
* The travel diary '']'' (meaning "Narrow road to/of the interior"), a major work of '']'' by the Japanese poet ] and one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the ], is published eight years after Bashō's death. * The travel diary '']'' ("Narrow road to the deep north"), a major work of '']'' by the Japanese poet ] and one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the ], is published eight years after Bashō's death.
* ] is designated a separate colony. * The ] legislature is separated from that of Pennsylvania.
* ] at Cambridge in England introduces the first written (as opposed to oral) competitive examinations in a Western university.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ball|first=W. W. Rouse|authorlink=W. W. Rouse Ball|year=1889|title=A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=193}}</ref></onlyinclude> * ] at Cambridge in England introduces the first written (as opposed to oral) competitive examinations in a Western university.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ball|first=W. W. Rouse|authorlink=W. W. Rouse Ball|year=1889|title=A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=193}}</ref></onlyinclude>


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** ], son of Charles Stourton (1669–1739) (d. ]) ** ], son of Charles Stourton (1669–1739) (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], British burglar and escaper (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], British burglar and escaper (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Irish female pirate (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], English harpsichord maker of Swiss origin (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], English harpsichord maker of Swiss origin (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], son of American colonial leader William Penn (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], son of American colonial leader William Penn (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ] (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ] (d. ])
* ] &ndash; ], Flemish painter of history paintings and portraits (d. ]) * ] &ndash; ], Flemish painter of history paintings and portraits (d. ])

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October 7: Russia's 15-day siege of Nöteborg begins in Sweden (Great Northern War)
October 23: Battle of Vigo Bay: English and Dutch forces capture the Spanish port of Cádiz (War of the Spanish Succession)
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1702 in various calendars
Gregorian calendar1702
MDCCII
Ab urbe condita2455
Armenian calendar1151
ԹՎ ՌՃԾԱ
Assyrian calendar6452
Balinese saka calendar1623–1624
Bengali calendar1108–1109
Berber calendar2652
English Regnal year14 Will. 3 – 1 Ann. 1
Buddhist calendar2246
Burmese calendar1064
Byzantine calendar7210–7211
Chinese calendar辛巳年 (Metal Snake)
4399 or 4192
    — to —
壬午年 (Water Horse)
4400 or 4193
Coptic calendar1418–1419
Discordian calendar2868
Ethiopian calendar1694–1695
Hebrew calendar5462–5463
Hindu calendars
 - Vikram Samvat1758–1759
 - Shaka Samvat1623–1624
 - Kali Yuga4802–4803
Holocene calendar11702
Igbo calendar702–703
Iranian calendar1080–1081
Islamic calendar1113–1114
Japanese calendarGenroku 15
(元禄１５年)
Javanese calendar1625–1626
Julian calendarGregorian minus 11 days
Korean calendar4035
Minguo calendar210 before ROC
民前210年
Nanakshahi calendar234
Thai solar calendar2244–2245
Tibetan calendar阴金蛇年
(female Iron-Snake)
1828 or 1447 or 675
    — to —
阳水马年
(male Water-Horse)
1829 or 1448 or 676

1702 (MDCCII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar, the 1702nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 702nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 2nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1700s decade. As of the start of 1702, 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 Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian and ten days behind the Gregorian calendar.

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Date unknown

  • The travel diary Oku no Hosomichi ("Narrow road to the deep north"), a major work of haibun by the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō and one of the major texts of Japanese literature of the Edo period, is published eight years after Bashō's death.
  • The Delaware Colony legislature is separated from that of Pennsylvania.
  • Richard Bentley at Cambridge in England introduces the first written (as opposed to oral) competitive examinations in a Western university.

Births

Alan Brodrick, 2nd Viscount Midleton born 31 January
Giovanni Carmine Pellerano born 6 February
Rasmus Paludan born 26 February
Henrietta Maria of Brandenburg-Schwedt born 2 March
Jack Sheppard born 4 March
Thomas Penn born 20 March
Willem van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle born 5 June
Muhammad Shah born 7 August
Louis-François Roubiliac born 31 August
Januarius Maria Sarnelli born 12 September
Abhai Singh of Marwar born 7 November

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Date unknown

Deaths

Ignatius Gregory Peter VI Shahbaddin died 4 March
Joseph Oriol died 23 March
Zeb-un-Nissa died 26 May
Vincent van der Vinne died 26 July
Olaus Rudbeck died 17 September
Countess Sophie Henriette of Waldeck died 15 October
John Benbow died 4 November

References

  1. Arthur Lyon Cross, A History of England and Greater Britain (Macmillan, 1917) p. 648
  2. Maureen Waller, Sovereign Ladies: The Six Reigning Queens of England (John Murray, 2006) p. 313
  3. Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
  4. "Using the Records of the East and West Jersey Proprietors", by Joseph R. Klett (New Jersey State Archives, 2014) p. 5
  5. Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Gustavus Adolphus (Houghton Mifflin, 1890) p. 838
  6. James Falkner, Marlborough's War Machine 1702-1711 (Pen & Sword Military, 2014) p. 16
  7. Wijn, J.W. (1956). Het Staatsche Leger: Deel VIII Het tijdperk van de Spaanse Successieoorlog (The Dutch States Army: Part VIII The era of the War of the Spanish Succession) (in Dutch). Martinus Nijhoff.
  8. ^ John A. Lynn, The Wars of Louis XIV 1667-1714 (Taylor & Francis, 2013)
  9. ^ Harding, Richard (2002). Seapower and Naval Warfare, 1650-1830. Taylor & Francis. p. 169.
  10. Ball, W. W. Rouse (1889). A History of the Study of Mathematics at Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. p. 193.
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