1701
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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| Centuries: | 17th century – 18th century – 19th century |
| Decades: | 1670s 1680s 1690s – 1700s – 1710s 1720s 1730s |
| Years: | 1698 1699 1700 – 1701 – 1702 1703 1704 |
1701 Media
January 18: Frederick I proclaims the Kingdom of Prussia, crowning himself King.
Pirate captain William Kidd is gibbeted in London.
William Kidd died 23 May
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1701 (MDCCI) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday in the Julian calendar. It was the first year of the 18th century.
Births
- September 7 – Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French naturalist (d. 1788)