1700 - What happened in 1700 ?
January 1700
Friday 01:
Russia begins using the Julian calendar.
Tuesday 26:
The magnitude 9 Cascadia Earthquake took place off the coast of the American Northwest, as evidenced by Japanese records.
February 1700
Saturday 27:
The island of New Britain is discovered.
Sunday 28:
Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar.
March 1700
Monday 01:
Sweden introduces its own Swedish calendar, in an attempt to reform into the Gregorian calendar, then reverts to the Julian calendar on this date in 1712, and then introduces the Gregorian Calendar on this date in 1753.
November 1700
Saturday 20:
King Charles XII of Sweden defeats the army of Tsar Peter the Great at Narva.
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