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1700AD ''Leibnitz first president of Berlin Society of Sciences''. '''''Congreve’s "The Way of the World"'''''. W.A. van der Stel governor at the Cape . ''Great Northern War (Sweden versus Poland, Denmark and Russia)''. | 1700AD ''Leibnitz first president of Berlin Society of Sciences''. '''''Congreve’s "The Way of the World"'''''. W.A. van der Stel governor at the Cape . ''Great Northern War (Sweden versus Poland, Denmark and Russia)''. | ||
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| + | 1701AD '''Beginning of farcical entertainments among the soldiers of the garrison'''. (Bosman) ''War of the Spanish Succession between France and the Great Alliance (England, Holland and Austria)''. | ||
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| + | 1702AD ''Office of censorship in Paris''. | ||
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| + | 1704AD ''Battle of Blenheim: Anglo-Dutch under Marlborough rout French''. | ||
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| + | 1705-7AD Louis van Assenburgh becomes Governor in 1707. He encouraged public entertainment and a number of orchestras were established. Adam Tas and the Burgher Protest against the company officials. | ||
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| + | 1709AD ''Steele begins The Tatler in England''. '''Van Assenburgh (Governor 1707-11) entertains the public with puppet shows, dog fights, bull fights and fireworks'''. ''Swedish army crushed by Russian army at Poltava''. | ||
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| + | 1710AD ''Handel becomes Musical Director for Elector of Hanover, later George I of England''. | ||
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| + | 1711AD ''Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral completed in London. Addison and Stelle publish The Spectator in England''. | ||
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| + | 1713AD A smallpox epidemic ravages the Khoisan society in the south-western Cape. | ||
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1700AD Leibnitz first president of Berlin Society of Sciences. Congreve’s "The Way of the World". W.A. van der Stel governor at the Cape . Great Northern War (Sweden versus Poland, Denmark and Russia).
1701AD Beginning of farcical entertainments among the soldiers of the garrison. (Bosman) War of the Spanish Succession between France and the Great Alliance (England, Holland and Austria).
1702AD Office of censorship in Paris.
1704AD Battle of Blenheim: Anglo-Dutch under Marlborough rout French.
1705-7AD Louis van Assenburgh becomes Governor in 1707. He encouraged public entertainment and a number of orchestras were established. Adam Tas and the Burgher Protest against the company officials.
1709AD Steele begins The Tatler in England. Van Assenburgh (Governor 1707-11) entertains the public with puppet shows, dog fights, bull fights and fireworks. Swedish army crushed by Russian army at Poltava.
1710AD Handel becomes Musical Director for Elector of Hanover, later George I of England.
1711AD Wren’s St Paul’s Cathedral completed in London. Addison and Stelle publish The Spectator in England.
1713AD A smallpox epidemic ravages the Khoisan society in the south-western Cape.
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