Major Events
- May 27 Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great
- Aug 21 The Edirne Event: Turkish army removes Sultan Mustafa II, lessening the power of the sultans
- Dec 31 Genroku earthquake off the coast of Japan, near Edo (modern-day Tokyo), kills thousands and triggers a large tsunami killing thousands more
- More 1703 Events
John Wesley
Jonathan EdwardsMore People Born in 1703
Fun Fact About 1703
Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers
Robert Hooke
Charles Perrault
Samuel Pepys
John WallisMore 1703 Deaths
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Anne Stuart
Louis XIV
Peter the Great