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Events:
January 14 -
King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by
George
Frideric Handel, takes place in London.
June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. Partitioned Persia between the
Ottoman Empire and Russia.
Blenheim Palace construction is completed. It is presented as a gift to the
Duke of Marlborough for his involvement in the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
Catherine I was named czarina by Peter the Great in Russia.
Births:
April 22 -
Immanuel Kant, philosopher (+ 1804).
May 28 -
Andries (Andries Josiasz) van den Houten.
Baptized:
April 14 -
Trijntje Bliek.
May 10 -
Joanna van den Hauten.
Deaths:
December 4 -
Lucretia Stamperius.
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