Events in History
- Apr 23 Cornelis Steenoven elected archbishop of Utrecht
- Jun 26 After a lasting siege and bombardment by cannons, Baku surrenders to the Russians.
- Nov 12 Ambrose Godfrey patents a gunpowder fueled fire extinguisher system in England
- Dec 6 Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI's Pragmatic Sanction with the Diet of Hungary recognizes the King's daughters as successors
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