1718
year
1718 was a common year.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1680s 1690s 1700s – 1710s – 1720s 1730s 1740s |
| Years: | 1715 1716 1717 – 1718 – 1719 1720 1721 |
Events Edit
- July 21 – Treaty of Passarowitz signed
- November 22 – Off the coast of Virginia, English pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") is killed in battle when a British boarding party cornered and then shot and stabbed him more than 25 times.
- November 30 – After the death of Charles XII, Ulrika Eleonora becomes Queen of Sweden.
- December 17 – Austria, Great Britain, and France declare war on Spain, launching the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- The Funj warrior aristocracy deposes the reigning mek and places one of their own ranks on the throne of Sennar. (History of Sudan (Coming of Islam to the Turkiyah))
Births Edit
- March 31 - Mariana Victoria of Spain, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)
- November 3 - John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, English statesman (d. 1792)
Deaths Edit
- May 7 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (b. 1658)
- July 30 - William Penn, American settler, founder of Pennsylvania (b. 1644)
- November 22 - Blackbeard, English pirate (b. c. 1680)
- November 30 - King Charles XII of Sweden (b. 1682)
- December 10 - Stede Bonnet, the "gentleman pirate"