Year by year · 18th century

1710

1710 in world history: 2 events, 4 births, 4 deaths and 2 states that came to an end. 1,212 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 10 April

    Statute of Anne, the first copyright law, takes effect

    Britain's Statute of Anne came into force, vesting copyright in authors rather than printers for a term of 14 years, renewable once. It set the principle on which modern copyright law is built.

ProfileState1036 states with a known seat in 1710Open the atlas at 1710 →

Wars and longer events

Born in 1710 4

Died in 1710 4

States that came to an end 2

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