What Happened In History Year 1710

Historical Events for the Year 1710

• 28th February » In the Battle of Helsingborg (1710) named Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock. This is the last time Swedish and Danish troops meet on Swedish s
• 5th April » The Statute of Anne receives the Royal Assent establishing the Copyright law of the United Kingdom.
• 10th April » The Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, comes into force in Kingdom of Great Britain named Great Britain.
• 20th August » War of the Spanish Succession: A multinational army led by the Austrian commander Guido Starhemberg defeats the Spanish-Bourbon army commanded by Alexandre Maître, Marquis de Bay in the Battle of Saragossa.
• 13th October » Habitation at Port-Royal known as Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, Siege of Port Royal (1710) e.g falls in a siege by British forces.

Famous Birthdays in 1710

• 3rd January » Richard Gridley, American soldier (d. 1796)
• 4th January » Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)
• 1st February » Konrad Ernst Ackermann, German actor (d. 1771)
• 15th February » Louis XV of France (d. 1774)
• 12th March » Thomas Arne, English composer (d. 1778)
• 27th March » Joseph Abaco, Belgian cellist and composer (d. 1805)
• 12th April » Caffarelli (castrato) named Caffarelli, Italian opera singer (d. 1783)
• 15th April » William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
• 17th April » Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (d. 1767)
• 25th April » James Ferguson (Scottish astronomer) called James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (d. 1776)
• 26th April » Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1796)
• 30th April » Johann Kaspar Basselet von La Rosée, Bavarian general (d. 1795)
• 14th May » Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (d. 1771)
• 16th May » William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot, English politician, Lord Steward of the Household (d. 1782)
• 21st June » James Short (mathematician) named James Short, Scottish mathematician and optician (d. 1768)
• 21st July » Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (d. 1792)
• 20th August » Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (d. 1761)
• 3rd September » Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)
• 30th September » John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1771)
• 12th October » Jonathan Trumbull, American politician, 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)
• 16th October » András Hadik, Austrian-Hungarian field marshal (d. 1790)
• 8th November » Sarah Fielding, English author (d. 1768)
• 10th November » Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish courtier, politician, and diplomat (d. 1792)
• 13th November » Charles Simon Favart, French director and playwright (d. 1792)
• 22nd November » Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1784)
• 27th November » Robert Lowth, English bishop (d. 1787)
• 2nd December » Bertinazzi, Italian actor and author (d. 1783)

Famous Deaths in History for 1710

• 16th January » Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (b. 1675)
• 21st January » Johann Georg Gichtel, German mystic (b. 1638)
• 16th February » Esprit Fléchier, French bishop and author (b. 1632)
• 25th February » Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut, French soldier and explorer (b. 1639)
• 4th March » Louis, Prince of Condé (1668–1710) called Louis, Prince of Condé (b. 1668)
• 28th April » Thomas Betterton, English actor (b. 1630s)
• 1st June » David Mitchell (Royal Navy officer) called David Mitchell, Scottish admiral (b. 1642)
• 19th September » Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1644)
• 22nd November » Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (b. 1637)

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