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  2. 1700s (decade) - Wikipedia

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    The 1700s decade ran from January 1, 1700, to December 31, 1709. ... January 6 – Western Europe's Great Frost of 1709, the coldest period in 500 years, ...

  3. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and the rise of the Aztecs in the New World.

  4. 1700 - Wikipedia

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    1700 was an exceptional common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1700th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 700th year of the 2nd millennium, the 100th and last year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1700s decade. As of the ...

  5. 18th century - Wikipedia

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    Political boundaries at the beginning of year 1700 Storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, an iconic event of the French Revolution. Development of the Watt steam engine in the late 18th century was an important element in the Industrial Revolution in Europe.

  6. List of decades, centuries, and millennia - Wikipedia

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    See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang , Geologic time scale , Timeline of evolution , and Logarithmic timeline .

  7. Timeline of the 18th century - Wikipedia

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    1704: End of Japan's Genroku period. 1704: First Javanese War of Succession. [2] 1705: George Frideric Handel's first opera, Almira, premieres. 1706: War of the Spanish Succession: French troops defeated at the battles of Ramillies and Turin. 1706: The first English-language edition of the Arabian Nights is published.

  8. 7 Antique Items From the 1700s That Are Worth Thousands of ...

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    Antique Wall Clock From the Georgian Period. In an era where it’s easy to buy a mass-produced clock at a low price, ... The porcelain bowl and pitcher were more common in the 1700s, but they ...

  9. 17th century - Wikipedia

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    It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, [1] the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and ...