18th century
The 18th century was the century from 1701 to 1800.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 17th century · 18th century · 19th century |
| Decades: | 1700s 1710s 1720s 1730s 1740s 1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments |
Decades and years
Note: years before or after the 18th century are in italics.
People
- James Watt, Scottish Engineer
- Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
- Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician
- George Washington, Revolutionary War general and first president of the United States
- James Cook, English explorer
- Blackbeard, English pirate
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer
18th Century Media
Political boundaries at the beginning of year 1700
Storming of the Bastille, 14 July 1789, an iconic event of the French Revolution.
Development of the Watt steam engine in the late 18th century was an important element in the Industrial Revolution in Europe.
The American Revolutionary War took place in the late 18th century.
Europe at the beginning of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1700
The Battle of Poltava in 1709 turned the Russian Empire into a European power.
Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah with the Persian invader Nader Shah.
'Portrait of the Qianlong Emperor in Court Dress
The extinction of the Scottish clan system came with the defeat of the clansmen at the Battle of Culloden in 1746.
