Year by year · 18th century
1716
1716 in world history: 7 events, 5 births, 4 deaths, 2 works and 2 states that came to an end. 1,207 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Battle
Battle of Dynekilen
The Battle of Dynekilen was fought on 8 July 1716 in a narrow fjord on the Swedish coast near the Norwegian border.
Battle
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin was fought on 5 August 1716 at the fortress of Peterwardein, now part of Novi Sad in Serbia, at the start of the Austro-Turkish War of 1716–1718.
In the profiles
Principality of CataloniaThe Nueva Planta decree abolishes Catalonia’s institutions
Classical ChineseThe Kangxi Dictionary is completed, listing more than 47,000 characters
Wars and longer events
Born in 1716 5
Died in 1716 4
Works 2
States that came to an end 2
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