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What Happened in February 1700

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Historical Events

  • Feb 12 The Great Northern War begins in Northern Europe between Denmark–Norway, Saxony and Russia and the Swedish Empire.
  • Feb 19 Last day of Julian calendar in Denmark

New Britain

Feb 27 English explorer William Dampier is the 1st British person to visit the Pacific Island of New Britain, which he names

Explorer and Pirate William Dampier
  • Feb 28 Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar
Events in 1700

Famous Birthdays

  • Feb 7 Philippe Buache, French geographer and cartographer (pioneered use of contour lines), born in Paris, France (d. 1773)
  • Feb 8 Daniel Bernoulli, Dutch-Swiss mathematician, and physicist (10 time French Award), born in Groningen, Netherlands (d. 1782)
  • Feb 23 Wilhelmus Schortinghuis, Dutch theologist (Profound Christianity), born in Winschoten (d. 1750)
Born in 1700

Famous Deaths

  • Feb 3 Diogo Dias Melgás, Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music, dies at 61
  • Feb 12 Aleksei Shein, Russian general and statesman (b. 1662)

Famous People by their Chinese Zodiac Animal

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