Events in year of 1716
- 01-08Dutch gang leader "Sjako" arrested
- 02-06England and Netherlands renew alliance
- 02-10Scottish pretender to the throne James III Edward returns to France
- 06-05England and Emperor Karel VI signs military treaty
- 06-061st slaves arrive in Louisiana
- 06-25Eugenius of Savoye named land guardian of Austrian Netherlands
- 07-18Decree orders all Jews expelled from Brussels
- 08-011st sculling race (London Bridge to Chelsea)
- 08-05Battle at Peterwardein: Eugenius van Savoye beats Turks
- 09-061st US lighthouse built (Boston)
- 09-141st lighthouse in US lit (Boston Harbor)
- 10-09England and France sign treaty
- 11-261st lion exhibited in America (Boston)
People born in year of 1716
- 01-15Philip Livingston: Merchant (signed Declaration of Independence)
- 01-20Carlos III: King of Naples / Spain (1759-88) Pompei / Jesuits
- 01-26George Sackville Germain: 1st Viscount Sackville
- 02-18Gaspard Fritz: Composer
- 03-21Josef Ferdinand Norbert Seger: Composer
- 04-04John Evangelist Schreiber: Composer
- 04-09Johann Georg Zechner: Composer
- 05-29Louis J M Daubenton: French zoologist
- 06-18Joseph M Vien: French (court)painter
- 09-02Johann Trier: Composer
- 10-25Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi: Composer
- 12-23Johann Heinrich Rolle: Composer
- 12-26Thomas Gray: English poet (Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard)
People died in year of 1716
- 01-01William Wycherley: Dramatist (The Country Wife), dies at about 75
- 03-08Harald Vallerius: Composer, dies at 69
- 03-10Wenzel Ludwig von Radolt: Composer, dies at 48
- 03-13Georg Gabriel Schutz: Composer, dies at 46
- 07-09Joseph Sauveur: French sound engineer, dies at 63
- 08-03Sebastian Duron: Composer, dies at 56
- 09-25Johann Christoph Pez: Composer, dies at 52
- 09-30Heinrich Georg Neuss: Composer, dies at 62
- 11-14Gottfried W Leibniz: German philosopher / theologist, dies at 70
Events in year of 1717
- 01-04Netherlands, England and France sign Triple Alliance
- 01-05Prussian King Frederik Willem I buys conscript for nobles
- 01-14German mob leader "Sjako" sentenced to death in Amsterdam
- 07-28Prussian King Frederik Willem I gives compulsory education to 5-12 yrs
- 08-16Prince Eugenius of Savoye occupies Belgrade
- 08-17France, Russia and Prussia sign agreement
- 08-22Spanish troops lands on Sardinia
- 12-25Floods ravage Dutch coast provinces, 1000s killed
People born in year of 1717
- 01-04Antonio Maria Mazzoni: Composer
- 01-28Mustapha III: Sultan of Turkey (1757-74)
- 01-29Jeffrey Amherst: English Governor-General of America / Field Marshal
- 02-10Pierre de La Garde: Composer
- 02-19David Garrick: Actor / producer / writer (Aboan-Oroonoko)
- 02-24Bernhard Hupfeld: Composer
- 02-26John Randall: Composer
- 03-26Manuel Jeronimo Romero de Avila: Composer
- 03-31Florian Wrastill: Composer
- 04-09Georg Matthias Monn: Composer
- 04-30Guillaume Gommaire Kennis: Composer
- 05-13Maria Theresa: Empress of Austria (Wife of Emperor Franz I)
- 06-19Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz: Composer
- 08-13Christoph Nichelsmann: German composer
- 09-24Horace Walpole: England, United Kingdom -- British horror writer (Cattle of Ontario)
- 12-09Johann J Winckelmann: German archaeologist (History of Ancient Art)
- 12-25Pius VI [Giovanni A Braschi]: Italy -- Pope (1775-99)
People died in year of 1717
- 03-03Pierre Allix: French / British Theologist / vicar, dies at about 75
- 06-09Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Mothe-Guyon: French mystic, dies at 69
- 06-09Louis Le Quointe: Composer, dies at 64
- 08-10Nicolaas Witsen: Etcher / mayor (Amsterdam)
- 11-02Johann Jacob Walther: Composer
Events in year of 1718
- 01-09France declares war on Spain
- 01-17Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switz; kills 53
- 08-02Austrian joins Triple Alliance
- 08-21Emperor Karel VI, Turkey and Venice sign peace treaty
- 08-25Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana; New Orleans, found
- 12-11Battle at Frederikshall Norway
- 12-17England declares war on Spain
People born in year of 1718
- 04-14Emanuele Barbella: Composer
- 04-26Esek Hopkins: United States -- 1st Commander-in-Chief (US Navy)
- 05-23William Hunter: Obstetrician / medal writer
- 06-05Thomas Chippendale: England, United Kingdom -- Furniture maker
- 06-27Wenzel Raimund Pirck: Composer
- 08-09Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher: Composer
- 08-25Johann Jacob Rowalt: Composer
- 09-29Nikita I Panin: Russian Earl / diplomat (plot against Peter III)
- 11-13Anton Laube: Composer
People died in year of 1718
- 05-30Arnold J van Keppel: Earl of Albemarle / General, dies at about 48
- 05-30Bernard Nieuwentyt: Physician / theologist, dies at 63
- 07-30William Penn: English Quaker / colonizer (No cross, no crown)
- 08-06Jacob F Muller [Sjako / Jaco]: German / Netherlands crowd leader, beheaded at 28
- 11-22Edward "Blackbeard" Teach: English pirate, killed off Virginia coast