1701 (MDCCI) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. It was the first year of the 18th century. As of the start of 1701, the Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s – 1700s – 1710s 1720s 1730s |
| Years: | 1698 1699 1700 – 1701 – 1702 1703 1704 |
| Gregorian calendar | 1701 MDCCI |
| Ab urbe condita | 2454 |
| Armenian calendar | 1150 ԹՎ ՌՃԾ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6451 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1622–1623 |
| Bengali calendar | 1108 |
| Berber calendar | 2651 |
| English Regnal year | 13 Will. 3 – 14 Will. 3 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2245 |
| Burmese calendar | 1063 |
| Byzantine calendar | 7209–7210 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚辰年 (Metal Dragon) 4397 or 4337 — to — 辛巳年 (Metal Snake) 4398 or 4338 |
| Coptic calendar | 1417–1418 |
| Discordian calendar | 2867 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1693–1694 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5461–5462 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1757–1758 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1622–1623 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4801–4802 |
| Holocene calendar | 11701 |
| Igbo calendar | 701–702 |
| Iranian calendar | 1079–1080 |
| Islamic calendar | 1112–1113 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 14 (元禄１４年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1624–1625 |
| Julian calendar | Gregorian minus 11 days |
| Korean calendar | 4034 |
| Minguo calendar | 211 before ROC 民前211年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | 233 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2243–2244 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金龙年 (male Iron-Dragon) 1827 or 1446 or 674 — to — 阴金蛇年 (female Iron-Snake) 1828 or 1447 or 675 |
Births
change- September 7 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (d. 1788)