1712
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| Centuries: 17th century – 18th century – 19th century 1712 in topic: Lists of leaders: | |
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Events
- Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. Introduced Protestant faith in Switzerland.
- Thomas Newcomen builds the first piston-operated steam engine at Tipton, Staffordshire, UK.
- The delivering of the infamous William Lynch Speech, which helped exert submissiveness on the African American slaves in Virginia.
Ongoing events
Births
- January 24 – King Frederick the Great of Prussia (d. 1786)
- June 28 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (d. 1778)
Deaths
- July 1 – William King, English poet (b. 1663)
- July 12 – Richard Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland (b. 1626)
- September 14 – Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Italian-French astronomer and engineer (b. 1625)
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