February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
Day of marriage April 11, 1717
The temperature on April 11, 1717 was about 9.0 °C. Source: KNMI
January 4 » The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance in an attempt to maintain the Treaty of Utrecht; Britain having signed a preliminary alliance with France on November 28 (November 17, 1716).
March 2 » The Loves of Mars and Venus is the first ballet performed in England.
June 24 » The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
July 17 » King George I of Great Britain sails down the River Thames with a barge of 50 musicians, where George Frideric Handel's Water Music is premiered.
August 17 » Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
September 29 » An earthquake strikes Antigua Guatemala, destroying much of the city's architecture.
Day of death August 12, 1731
The temperature on August 12, 1731 was about -14 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken helder. Source: KNMI
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