1703
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| Centuries: | 17th century - 18th century - 19th century |
| Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s |
| Years: | 1700 1701 1702 - 1703 - 1704 1705 1706 |
| 1703 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture - |
| Art - Literature - Music - Science |
| Countries: Canada |
| Great Britain - Mexico |
| Leaders: State leaders - Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments - Disestablishments |
| Births - Deaths - Works |
Year 1703 (MDCCIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). 1703 of the Swedish calendar was a common year starting on Wednesday, one day ahead of the Julian calendar.
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[edit] Events of 1703
[edit] January - June
- February 2 - An earthquake hits the town of L'Aquila, Italy.
- February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai (47 Ronin) commit seppuku, a ritual suicide.
- February 14 - An earthquake hits Norcia, Italy.
- February - Soldiers at Fort Louis de la Mobile celebrate Mardi Gras in Mobile, starting the tradition for Mobile, Alabama.
- April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (i.e., a fire brigade) founded in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- May 27 - Founding of St Petersburg in Russia.
- May 26 - Portugal joins the Grand Alliance.
[edit] July - December
- July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory then imprisoned 4 months for the crime of seditious libel, after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet (his release is granted mid-November).
- September 12 - War of the Spanish Succession – Habsburg Archduke Charles proclaimed King of Spain.
- October - A whirlwind blows down the tower of the Gan Takal in Gondar, capital of Ethiopia, killing 30.
- November 19 - Unknown masked prisoner dies in Bastille.
- November 24 to December 2 - the Great Storm of 1703, an Atlantic hurricane, ravages southern England and the English Channel, killing nearly 8000, mostly at sea.
- December 27 - Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.
[edit] Undated
- A Tale of a Tub, first major satire by Jonathan Swift, is published.
- George Psalmanazar arrives in London.
- Isaac Newton becomes the chairman of the Royal Society.
- Ahmed III (1703-1730) succeeds Mustafa II (1695-1703) as emperor of the Ottoman Empire.
[edit] Births
| Gregorian calendar | 1703 MDCCIII |
| Ab urbe condita | 2456 |
| Armenian calendar | 1152 ԹՎ ՌՃԾԲ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -141 – -140 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2247 |
| Chinese calendar | 4339/4399-11-14 (壬午年十一月十四日) — to —
4340/4400-11-24(癸未年十一月廿四日) |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1695 – 1696 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5463 – 5464 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1758 – 1759 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1625 – 1626 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4804 – 4805 |
| Holocene calendar | 11703 |
| Iranian calendar | 1081 – 1082 |
| Islamic calendar | 1114 – 1115 |
| Japanese calendar | Genroku 16 (元禄16年) |
| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2363 (皇紀2363年) |
| - Jōmon Era | 11703 |
| Julian calendar | 1748 |
| Korean calendar | 4036 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2246 |
- February 5 - Gilbert Tennent, Irish-born religious leader (died 1764)
- March 5 (N. S.) - Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky, Russian poet (died 1768)
- May 14 - David Brearly, delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention (died 1785)
- June 17 - John Wesley, English founder of Methodism (died 1791)
- June 26 - Thomas Clap, first president of Yale University (died 1767)
- August 2 - Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (died 1775)
- September 29 - François Boucher, French painter (died 1770)
- October 5 - Jonathan Edwards, American preacher (died 1758)
- October 28 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (died 1768)
- November 25 - Jean-François Séguier, French astronomer and botanist (died 1784)
- November 26 - Theophilus Cibber, English actor and writer (died 1758)
- December 2 - Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian explorer (died 1759)
- See also Category: 1703 births.
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - Johann Georg Graevius, German classical scholar and critic (born 1632)
- March 3 - Robert Hooke, English scientist (born 1635)
- March 31 - Johann Christoph Bach, German composer (born 1642)
- April 20 - Lancelot Addison, English royal chaplain (born 1632)
- May 16 - Charles Perrault, French author (born 1628)
- May 26 - Samuel Pepys, English civil servant and diarist (born 1633)
- June 14 - Jean Herauld Gourville, French adventurer (born 1625)
- September 22 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (born 1622)
- September 25 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish privy councillor (born 1658)
- September 29 - Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (born 1610)
- October 28 - John Wallis, English mathematician (born 1616)
- November 19 - The Man in the Iron Mask
- November 30 - Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (born 1672)
- December 28 - Mustafa II, Ottoman Sultan (born 1664)
[edit] Unknown dates
- See also Category: 1703 deaths.
