What happened in 1716?
46 recorded events in 1716, including 22 in people, 10 in architecture & engineering and 7 in religion & belief systems.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Petrovaradin
1716 battle
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Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718
Fought between Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire
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Siege of Corfu
1716 part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War
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Siege of Temeşvar
1716 siege that occurred during the Austro-Turkish War
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Siege of Yamyshev
1716 conflict in Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan
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People 22
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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz died
German mathematician and philosopher (1646–1716)
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Engelbert Kaempfer died
German botanist (1651–1716)
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Lê Hy Tông died
King of Vietnam
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Roger Cotes died
English mathematician
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Louis-Armand de Lom d'Arce de Lahontan, Baron de Lahontan died
New France military officer, writer, and enlightenment intellect
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Joseph Sauveur died
French mathematician and founder of the science of acoustics (1653–1716)
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Antoine Parent died
French mathematician (1666–1716)
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Johann Heinrich Hoffmann died
Astronomer
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Antonio Zucchelli died
Italian explorer (1663-1716)
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Juan de Ulibarrí died
Spanish or Criollo soldier and explorer
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Giovanni Battista Bassani died
Italian composer, violinist and organist
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Johann Aegidius Bach died
German organist, father of Johann Bernhard Bach
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Johann Fischer died
German composer and violinist (1646–1716)
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Johann Samuel Drese died
German composer
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Caterina Bianconelli died
Italian actress
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Thomas Gray born
Born in London. English poet and classical scholar (1716–1771).
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Yuan Mei born
Born in Hangzhou. Poet, essayist, scholar of the Qing Dynasty (1716-1797).
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Antonio de Ulloa born
Born in Seville. Spanish explorer, naval officer, colonial official, and naturalist.
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Jean-Jacques Barthélemy born
Born in Cassis. French writer and numismatist (1716-1795).
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Gaspar de Portolà born
Born in Os de Balaguer. Explorer and soldier in New Spain.
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Jean François de Saint-Lambert born
Born in Nancy. French poet, philosopher and military officer.
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Engelbert Kaempfer died
Died in Lieme. German botanist (1651–1716).
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Religion & Belief Systems 7
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Lhasa Great Mosque
Mosque in Tibet
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Annunciation Cathedral in Nizhyn
Annunciation Cathedral in Nizhyn (Religion & Belief Systems).
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St. Peter und Paul
Church building in Rettenbach, Pfaffing, Germany
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St. Vitus (Erlingshofen)
Church building in Bavaria, Germany
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Santuario della Madonna del Ponte
Church building in Narni Scalo, Narni
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Madonna della Pace
Church building in Albisola Superiore, Italy
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Santi Cosma e Damiano
Church building in Magliolo, Italy
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Economy & Trade 1
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John Law's Bank
Defunct financial institution
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Disasters & Pandemics 1
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1716 Algiers earthquake
Earthquake in Algeria
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Architecture & Engineering 10
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Karlskirche
Baroque church in Vienna, Austria
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convent of San Marcos
Hotel and former monastery in León, Spain
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Santa Maria in Monticelli
Church building in Rome, Italy
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St Mary Woolnoth
Church in City of London, UK
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Church of Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza
Cultural property in Peñas de San Pedro, Spain
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Church of San Francisco
Place of worship at Madero Street, Mexico City
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St George's, Bloomsbury
Church in London Borough of Camden, England
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monastery of Văcărești
Monastery (demolished in 1986) in Bucharest
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San Gaudenzio, Ivrea
Church building in Ivrea, Italy
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Iglesia de Santa Liberata
Cultural heritage site in Peru
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