What happened in 1718?

War of the Quadruple Alliance

Wars & Conflicts · The Bahamas

War (1717–1720) between Spain and the Quadruple Alliance (Britain, France, Austria, the Dutch Republic), resulting in a draw, returning to the previous territorial situation through the Treaty of The Hague en la que España se follo a toda europa

Battle of Milazzo

Wars & Conflicts · Milazzo

1718 during the War of the Quadruple Alliance

Siege of Fredriksten

Wars & Conflicts · Fredriksten

1718 battle of the Great Northern War

Battle of the Salween River

Wars & Conflicts · Nagqu

1718 battle

Battle of Cape Passaro

Wars & Conflicts · Capo Passero

Defeat of a Spanish fleet near Cape Passero, Sicily, on 11 August 1718

Battle of Ocracoke

Wars & Conflicts · Ocracoke Inlet

1718 naval battle

Presidio San Antonio de Bexar

Wars & Conflicts

historic fort in San Antonio, Texas

treaty of Passarowitz

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

Treaty of Paris

Politics & Government · Paris

1718 treaty

Camille Le Tellier died

People · Paris

French clergyman (1675-1718)

Philippe de La Hire died

People · Paris

French mathematician and astronomer (1640-1718)

Vincenzo Coronelli died

People · Venice

Italian cartographer (1650–1718)

Jacques Ozanam died

People · Paris

French mathematician (1640-1718)

Bernard Nieuwentyt died

People · Purmerend

Dutch mathematician and philosopher (1654-1718)

Michelangelo Fardella died

People · Naples

Italian scientist

Jacques Bernard died

People · Leiden

French theologian (1658–1718)

Nicolas Guisnée died

People · Paris

French Mathematician

Nicolas Fizes died

People · Frontignan

French mathematician, writer and librettist

Martin Chartier died

People · Washington Boro

French-Canadian carpenter and glovemaker who traveled with Jolliet and LaSalle

Maria Gaetana Agnesi born

People · Milan

Born in Milan. Italian mathematician and philanthropist (1718–1799).

Jean Joseph Marie Amiot born

People · Toulon

Born in Toulon. French sinologist and missionary (1718-1793).

Hedvig Charlotta Nordenflycht born

People · Stockholm

Born in Stockholm. Swedish poet.

Nikita Panin born

People · Gdańsk

Born in Gdańsk. Russian statesman (1718–1783).

Hugh Blair born

People · Edinburgh

Born in Edinburgh. British philosopher.

Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie born

People · Paris

Born in Paris. Marshal of France (1718-1804).

Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, 10th Count of Aranda born

People · Castillo del conde de Aranda

Born in Castillo del conde de Aranda. Spanish diplomat 10th Count of Aranda (1719-1798).

Israel Putnam born

People · Danvers

Born in Danvers. American Revolutionary War general (1718–1790).

Carl XII of Sweden died

People · Halden

Died in Halden. The fifth and last emperor of Sweden (1697–1718).

French Hospital

Science & Technology · Rochester

Hospital founded in 1718 in Finsbury, now provides almshouses in Rochester, Kent, England, UK

Jamia Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Pakistan

St. Erhard

Religion & Belief Systems · Attaching

Catholic filial church of St. Erhard in Freising-Attaching (Germany). Baroque hall with slightly indented apsidal choir, 1718, west tower incorporating the late Gothic predecessor of the 15th century, sacristy newly built in 1884

St. Martin

Religion & Belief Systems · Oberbierbach

Filial church in Oberbierbach, Germany

Sanctuary of Saint Michael

Religion & Belief Systems · San Michele

Church ruins in Galbiate, Italy

Church of Our Lady of Pilar, Valletta

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Valletta, Malta

St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Maharashtra, India

Santa Maria Assunta

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Adria, Italy

Guiuan Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic parish church in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines

I Shing Temple

Religion & Belief Systems · Wang Chau

Temple in Hong Kong

San Floriano

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Pulfero, Italy

Bildstock

Religion & Belief Systems

Cultural heritage monument D-4-76-178-44 (0) in Stockheim (Oberfranken), Bavaria

Ermita de la Virgen del Pilar (Hinojosa de Jarque)

Religion & Belief Systems

Hinojosa de Jarque

Village church Riewend

Religion & Belief Systems · Riewend

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

Village church Bergholz-Rehbrücke

Religion & Belief Systems · Bergholz-Rehbrücke

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

Synagogue in Rechnitz

Religion & Belief Systems

Former synagogue in Rechnitz (Burgenland)

Heilige Dreifaltigkeit

Religion & Belief Systems · Engfurt

Chapel with residential building in Engfurt, Germany

Church of Saint John the Baptist

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Heroltice in Šumperk District of Olomouc region

Wähner's chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Czech chapel of the Roman Catholic church

St. Peter und Paul

Religion & Belief Systems · Geltolfing

Church building in Geltolfing, Germany

Kath. Pfarrhof

Religion & Belief Systems

Clergy house in Mauern, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Purschwitz/Poršicy rectory

Religion & Belief Systems · Purschwitz

Benecke-Kaliko

Economy & Trade · Hanover

Company based in Hanover, now part of Continental

1718 Tongwei–Gansu earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics · Tongwei County

1718 Earthquake in China

Schloss Weißenstein

Architecture & Engineering

Castle in Pommersfelden, Bavaria; cultural heritage monument D-4-71-172-31 (0)

Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering · Munich Altstadt

Religious church building in Munich, southern Germany

Basilica St. Clemens

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hannover, Germany

Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico

St. Mary's Church, Tskhinvali

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tskhinvali, Georgia

Froland Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Froland, Norway

Church Santi Gervasio e Protasio

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pavia, Italy

New Jerusalem Church, Tranquebar

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Tamil Nadu, India

Alamo Mission

Architecture & Engineering · Alamo Plaza Historic District

Historic place in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas

Temple of St Michael, Uličské Krivé

Architecture & Engineering

Church of St. Nicholas in Kronstadt

Architecture & Engineering

Lutheran church in Kronstadt, Russia

Evangelische Stadtkirche Ludwigsburg

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany

Kingdom of Serbia founded

Empires & Countries · Belgrade

Kingdom of Serbia was founded, with its capital at Belgrade.

Senior jüz founded

Empires & Countries · Tashkent

Senior jüz was founded, with its capital at Tashkent.

Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym founded

Empires & Countries · Hoym

Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym was founded, with its capital at Hoym.

Solms-Hohensolms-Lich founded

Empires & Countries · Lich

Solms-Hohensolms-Lich was founded, with its capital at Lich.