1701
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| Years: 1698 1699 1700 - 1701 - 1702 1703 1704 | |
| Decades: 1670s 1680s 1690s - 1700s - 1710s 1720s 1730s | |
| Centuries: 17th century - 18th century - 19th century | |
Events
- January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia.
- May 23 - After being convicted of murdering William Moore and for piracy, Captain William Kidd is hanged in London.
- July 24 - Detroit, Michigan founded.
- September 16 - Prince James Francis Edward Stuart becomes the new claimant to the thrones of Scotland as King James VIII and England as King James III.
- October 9 - The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
- Philharmonic Society (Academia philharmonicorum) established in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
- In Japan, the young daimyo Asano Naganori is ordered to commit seppuku (ritual suicide). 47 samurai of his service begin planning to avenge his death.
- The English Parliament passes the Act of Settlement 1701, passing the crown of Great Britain to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and her descendants on the death of Queen Anne
Births
- November 27 - Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer (d. 1744)
Deaths
- April 4 - Joseph Haines, English entertainer and author
- May 23 - Captain Kidd, Scottish pirate (b. 1645)
- September 16 - King James II of England/James VII of Scotland (b. 1633)af:1701
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