Historical Events Jul 8 Great Northern War: Battle of Dynekilen, a Danish-Norwegian force under Peter Tordenskjold traps and defeats Swedish force Jul 18 Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels Events in 1716 Famous Deaths Jul 8 Robert South, English churchman (b. 1634) Jul 9 Joseph Sauveur, French mathematician, physicist and sound engineer who coined the name acoustics for the study of sound from the ancient Greek word ακουστός, meaning "able to be heard", dies at 63 Jun 1716 History by Year Aug 1716 What Happened in 1716 Battle of PetrovaradinAugust 5, 1716
