What happened in 1712?

First practical steam engine

Major Events · Dartmouth, England

Thomas Newcomen builds the first practical steam engine, later powering the Industrial Revolution.

Battle of Denain

Wars & Conflicts · Denain

1712 battle

Battle of Gadebusch

Wars & Conflicts · Gadebusch

1712 battle

Siege of Bouchain

Wars & Conflicts · Bouchain

1712 siege of the War of the Spanish Succession

Siege of Campo Maior

Wars & Conflicts · Campo Maior

1712 siege

Battle of Jammu

Wars & Conflicts · Jammu

1712 battle of the Mughal-Sikh Wars fought in Jammu

Toggenburg War

Wars & Conflicts · Old Swiss Confederacy

Swiss religious war in 1712

Fox Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Great Lakes region

Series of two conflicts between the Indigenous Meskwaki people and the French Empire

Giovanni Domenico Cassini died

People · Paris

Italian/French mathematician, astronomer, engineer, and astrologer (*1625 – †1712)

Jan van der Heyden died

People · Amsterdam

Dutch painter, glass painter, draughtsman, printmaker and inventor (1637–1712)

Simon van der Stel died

People · Cape Town

Dutch explorer (1639-1712)

Danila Antsiferov died

People · Kamchatka Peninsula

Russian explorer

Merkury Vagin died

People · Yana Bay

Russian Arctic explorer

Martin Lister died

People · Epsom

English naturalist and physician (1639–1712)

Guy Tachard died

People · Chandannagar

French Jesuit missionary and mathematician

Gregory King died

People · London

British herald, engraver, and political economist

Juan Bautista Cabanilles died

People · Valencia

Spanish composer

Sebastian Anton Scherer died

People · Ulm

German organist and composer

Lambert Chaumont died

People · Huy

Belgian composer, in the principality of Liège, priest

Gio Paolo Bombarda died

People · Paris

Belgian musician

Catharina Elisabeth Velten died

People · Vienna

Actor and theater manager

Richard Estcourt died

People · London

British actor

Jean-Jacques Rousseau born

People · Geneva

Born in Geneva. Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712-1778).

George Grenville born

People · Westminster

Born in Westminster. Prime Minister of Great Britain (1712-1770).

Sayat-Nova born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. Armenian musician and poet (1712–1795).

Count of St. Germain born

People · Sárospatak

Born in Sárospatak. 18th-century European adventurer and intellectual.

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine born

People · Lunéville

Born in Lunéville. Austrian general (1712-1780).

Francesco Algarotti born

People · Venice

Born in Venice. Italian philosopher (1712-1764).

Louis-Joseph de Montcalm born

People · Nîmes

Born in Nîmes. French soldier.

Frederick II of Prussia born

People · Berlin

Born in Berlin. King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786).

Bahadur Shah I died

People · Lahore

Died in Lahore. The seventh Mughal Emperor from 1707 to 1712.

Mozhaysky Air Force Academy

Science & Technology · Saint Petersburg

Education organization in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Grovestins' Cavalry Raid

Exploration & Discovery · Champagne

1712 cavalry expedition by Dutch States Army

New Siberian Islands

Exploration & Discovery

Island group in Arctic Ocean, Russia

Zhengyici Peking Opera Theatre

Exploration & Discovery

Building in Xicheng District, China

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Pinsk, Belarus

Bolo Haouz Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Bukhara

Mosque in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Palczewo

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Palczewo, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Madonna della Nave Sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems · Barzaniga

Sanctuary in Barzaniga, settlement in the Italian municipality of Annicco

Santuario della Madonna di Pasano

Religion & Belief Systems

Peter and Paul Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Russian Orthodox cathedral located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia

Guandu Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Taoist temple in the Beitou District of Taipei, Taiwan

New Town Synagogue in Rzeszów

Religion & Belief Systems

Village church Elsholz

Religion & Belief Systems · Elsholz

Church building in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, Brandenburg state, Germany

Wayside shrine in Neděliště

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Marien (Ostramondra)

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Ostramondra, Germany

Saint Augustinus Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Pécs, Hungary

Cappella della Madonna delle Grazie

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Casale Marittimo, Italy

rectory

Religion & Belief Systems · Vorderburg

Church building in Vorderburg

Tula Arms Plant

Economy & Trade · Tula

Russian weapons manufacturer.

Tzeltal Rebellion of 1712

Social Movements & Revolutions · Soconusco

Indigenous revolt of Mayan communities

Sophienkirche

Architecture & Engineering · Berlin-Mitte

Church in Berlin

Basilian monastery

Architecture & Engineering

Basilian monastery in Ukraine

St Anne's Limehouse

Architecture & Engineering · Limehouse

Hawksmoor Anglican Church in Limehouse, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Lubomirski Palace, Warsaw

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Poland

Parish Church of the Assumption, Qrendi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Qrendi, Malta

Luisenkirche, Charlottenburg

Architecture & Engineering · Charlottenburg

Protestant church, now in Berlin

Sant'Antonio Abate

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Parma, Italy

St Alkmund's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, UK

Schloss Schönborn

Architecture & Engineering

Château in Göllersdorf, Lower Austria

fontaine du Vert bois

Architecture & Engineering

Fountain in Paris, France

Igreja e Hospício de Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem

Architecture & Engineering · Boa Viagem

Church in Salvador, Bahia

Takateru Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Orthodox church of the Nativity of Our Lady in Chernivtsi

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Fort Crailo

Architecture & Engineering

fort in Rensselaer, New York

Bamana Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Ségou

Bamana Empire was founded, with its capital at Ségou.